On Wed, 7 Mar 2018 14:55:43 -0600 R0b0t1 <r03...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think you missed my point: Why are they easier to use?
Because it decouples your projects requirements from your OS and Vendor requirements. This becomes really useful if your OS/Vendor wishes to upgrade things and force people to upgrade things, but your production software isn't ready for it yet. Having to block your entire OS from critical upgrades simply because of that is just not great. That doesn't mean I think this is the right approach, but it does explain why people do that sort of thing. *especially* for people who aren't using Gentoo.
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