To have a summary of debian have a look at: http://www.researchut.com/news/why_debian.html
rrs On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 08:49:10 +0530, Kumar Appaiah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Jan 26, 2005 at 07:46:52PM +0530, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > > Kind of a feature where you can maintain a system that's a mix of debian > > stable, testing and unstable - and lock particular packages to the version > > from > > a particular debian release. If you wanted a system that is basically FC1 > > but > > has a mix of FC2 and FC3 package versions .. > > By "unstable", I mean totaly upgrade you system to "sid". > > > That's why I get so many debian users coming around various mailing lists > > hunting frantically for a debian package of a new version, to replace the > > old, > > obsolete version their debian ships with. When someone suggests that they > > just > > download the source and compile it, it is like we've gone and told them to > > commit sacrilege or something. > > I accept that sometimes, ./configure;make... is necessary. However, I > still feel that if my configure fails, all I have to do is get hold of > the library which is needed to compile the software. > > > > > RH has the alternatives package too - with that huge mess of symlinks in > > /etc/alternatives/ > > > > One of the worse imports from debian, that one ... > > > > Again, it's a matter of choice. > > Well, I don't see this discussion going anywhere, so I'd rather like > to sign off on a good note, feeling happy with the amount of choice > and alternate methods offered by Linux. Rather than argue about our > choices, I'd rather be happy that people have many ways to achieve a > common goal and they're happy with it! > > Kumar > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting > Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time > by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. > Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl > _______________________________________________ > linux-india-help mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
