On Sat, 14 Dec 2002, -JhAzEr- wrote: > i think what ian wanted to say is, that you *must* have a packaging > system to be able to maintain your systems. whether it's > rpm/apt/urpmi/pkgtool etc.
Ah sweet success! \8) Finally the point is brought across. Thanks! > i think maintainability (as per your definition of it) only applies > to enterprise servers or mission critical servers, where re-installing > is a SCARY process ;) For enterprise computing its an absolute must. For other deployments it's _encouraged_; In much the same way that we encourage using SSH in private-only, non-public linux servers. It gets you in the habit, it makes for a cleaner and maintable system, it raises the level of competency. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
