Hi Marc, I think there is a .deb file while teh debian package format was before the Redhead .rpm was realized. Therefore the Question is: Why Redhead do a own package format ? isn't it Peter -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Marc Haber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> An: debian-user@lists.debian.org <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Datum: Mittwoch, 6. Januar 1999 21:21 Betreff: why .deb?
>Hi! > >Last night, I had an interesting conversation with my ISP about the >old distribution war. He brought me to Linux a year ago with SuSE and >I have converted to Debian in fall 1998 while he is still with SuSE. > >He said one of the major reasons why he still uses SuSE is the >"strange packet format" that Debian uses. > >I don't know the historical reasons, but why does Debian have its .deb >format? Does .deb have major advantages over .rpm? > >Is there a FAQ that explains these historical decisions Debian has >gone though? > >Any hints will be appreciated. > >Greetings >Marc > >-- >-------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- >Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header >Karlsruhe, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | Fon: *49 721 966 32 15 >Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fax: *49 721 966 31 29 > > >-- >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >