It's also the problem of those users who need to use proprietary software for whatever reason. Also, the format solves more than just that one problem.
2009/11/27 Mikhail Gusarov <[email protected]>: > > Twas brillig at 23:13:54 27.11.2009 UTC+02 when [email protected] did > gyre and gimble: > > EG> One of the benefits of using it instead of a spec file is that ISVs > EG> that deliver proprietary software such as skype or nero will be > EG> able to package their software in this package format with every > EG> distribution benefiting from it. > > (1) > > EG> Of course, in order to support this format existing package formats > EG> need to be changed to provide extended dependency information. > > (2) > > (1) + (2) => forget it. It's the problem of developers of proprietary > software. > > -- > http://fossarchy.blogspot.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Distributions mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/distributions > > _______________________________________________ Distributions mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/distributions
