> > > * They employ Rik van Riel (coming to linux.conf.au, btw).
> >
> > Snuh ?
>
> Rik van Riel is, like, a major hacker on the kernel's memory
> management, dude, and so, like, you should pay him and therefore
> Connectiva respect. [And, hey, Jeff got an excuse to plug
> linux.conf.au, that's http://linux.conf.au/]
Ahhh ... And unfortunetly i may be unable to go, as i might be busily
doing a subject at uni over the break to speed up my degree. But hopefully
i will be right.
> > > * They added rpm support to apt.
> >
> > Zub ?
>
> apt is a dependency maintenance and networked installation tool which
> provides a layer of abstraction above the packaging file format (such
> as .rpm or .deb). It is really very powerful and once you've
> started using it, you'll wonder how you ever did without it (or how
> anyone can bear living without it now).
Cool. I thought apt was just a deb thing hence my confusion.
> > > * They give a toss about internationalisation.
> >
> > But do i ?
>
> yes, because you respect that the widespread adoption of free
> software amongst the 4 billion people on the planet who can't speak
> English will lead to more widely developed and tested software for
> YOU to use on YOUR computer. So supporting this will benefit YOU in
> the long run.
That is a good reason ;)
Jason
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