No worries Adam, Paul gave Yum just as a "sort-of-like" example. I don't know the addons technology, but I'm sure it's not related at all with Yum or even apt-get (more Ant and maybe Ivy) And of course, we all prefer get-apt (at least I do, actually I don't even know Yum :D)
Jacques From: "Adam Heath" <doo...@brainfood.com> > On 11/16/2012 05:40 AM, Jacques Le Roux wrote: >> Very well summed up, Paul >> >> Thanks >> >> Jacques >> >> From: "madppiper" <p...@ilscipio.com> >>> @jacopo: That sounds like a terrific idea of yours! I have to read up on >>> [Proposal], but from your outline here, i would say it is a more sincere >>> step. >>> >>> @Olivier: I liked your presenation on addon-manager a lot and as already >>> discussed would think that a tool like this (sort of like a yum- install >>> manager) could be beneficial to whatever we come up with here. But the tool >>> for me is an addition to the proposal above, it is not a contradiction to >>> it. > > AIE! NO YUM! BAD! YUM SUCKAGE! > > I've had the mis-fortune to use yum, and apt-get both. The former is > really crappy, slow, and not smart at all.