Re: Frigging Packaging formats useless discussion

[Ali Abdin <ALIABDIN aucegypt edu>]

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It is there to discuss all of your packaging requirements :) enjoy

On Fri, 10 Mar 2000, James M. Cape wrote:

> Derek Simkowiak wrote:
> > 
> > > They want to click and be done and they are right. So leave it to
> > > software makers to have installers that fit rpm/deb or just rpm for
> > > all I care.
> > 
> >         This is 'gnome-devel-list'.  The people on this list *are* the
> > "software makers" that you refer to.
> > 
> >         If you don't care, just delete the emails.  But package
> > distribution is a very important topic.
> > 
> > --Derek
> 
> So read the archives. This discussion is repeated enough to be annoying.
> 
> Basic consensus reached after the thread hits gnome-gui proportions:
> 
> It doesn't matter, we have to make packages for all the various
> distributions and leave a universal package format up to someone else.
> 
>     Jim Cape
>     http://www.jcinteractive.com
> 
>     "Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them
>      pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened."
>         -- Winston Churchill
> 
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