Re: Frigging Packaging formats useless discussion

[Scott Barnes <reeve ductape net>]

> We've gone through this many times in the past - GNOME targets many
> platforms, most of which have their own native packaging format.  We
> don't want to and can't change them so don't bring it up here.  This
> list is for helping people develop GNOME applications, not for debating
> the various pros and cons of packaging systems.

Couldn't have said it better myself.  Gnome is targeted at fitting into
various *NIX flavors, not changing them to suit its packaging needs.
If you're too lazy to make several binary packages, don't blame the 
package
managers, blame yourself.