Hi,
On Thu, 28 Jan 1999, Harald Sundt wrote:
> ...it is RPM that becomes the default or "standard". Then
> distributions will be unfettered by such concerns. That seems to be
> the distinction no one makes because Microsoft held the computer
> world by BOTH balls, operating system and chief Application: Office
> Suite.
>
> If the kernel is stabalized, and the tree standardized, then only
> the intsallation of packages need be agreed on.
>
> In the Linux world things can work differently if folks are jerked
> out of their Microsoft brings both the ball and bat to the game
> mindset.
>
> S.u.S.E. recognizes and agrees with RPM, and RPM is the feather in the
> Red Hat.
>
> Am I wrong? I admit I'm a newbie.
Well, basically yes. But RPM as a common package format is just one
aspect. (Note that RPM is no longer the 'Red Hat Package Manager', it is
now the 'RPM Package Manager') If you want to be able to install a package
on different distributions, there need to be some more things in common.
Just to mention a few: init-Scripts and boot concept, location and version
of system libraries, location of configuration files and so on.
This is what the Linux Standard Base (LSB) project is aiming to, and we
are working on this together with the other distributors. It just takes
some more time, it's a huge project. Have a look at
http://www.linuxbase.org/ for further info.
Bye,
LenZ
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