On 29 March 2010 14:05, Patrick Kelly <kameo76...@gmail.com> wrote: > I was speaking strictly in terms of binary management within the system. Does > no one understand what context is?
A package manager's main duty is to handle repositories and dependencies. If we're looking at nothing more than management of local binaries then yes, systems without it get along fine. But if you look at the bigger picture it becomes obvious why a package manager is necessary and isn't just for "systems that are already a mess." This is called putting things in context. Thanks, cls
