Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:

>  2) Package relationships: The .deb format has a more nuanced set of
>     relationships, incorporating recommendations and suggested
>     packages, and orders packages by priority as well as group.

Well, these relationships are defined by the individual(s) who create
the package(s). How does the package format help here?

>  4) Debian packages may run binaries at install and un-install times.
>     I am not sure if this is a major plus.

Did you mean scripts? 

>  5) Package verification and triggers -- rpm has them, and package
>     verification is one of the major features missing in a .deb.
>     triggers, well, there is a technical proposal currently being
>     debated about adding triggers to dpkg, but obviously, Debian is
>     playing catch-up here.

What about debsums? I remember seeing a discussion about this is some
recent (previous 2 weeks) in some mailing list.

That said, does this mail have anything to do with ESR's desertion of
RH/Fedora ? (grin)

-- 
 Mahesh T. Pai <<>> http://paivakil.blogspot.com/
Learn from the mistakes of others.
You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself.


_______________________________________________
ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected]
http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi 
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/

Reply via email to