Previously Chris Lawrence wrote:
> Whether or not the proposed GR passes, I believe we need to figure out
> some way of coordinating the Debian-based distributions so we do not
> end up in an "RPM" type of situation where supposedly common formats
> lead to highly inconsistent systems.
Oh great,
On Jun 11, Jules Bean wrote:
> > 3. Some agreement that redistributed packages will not be gratuitously
> > repackaged or modified,
>
> Sign them, if that's important?
I don't think it's a signature thing. It's more a problem of
downloading packages, making minor tweaks to the package, and then
On Fri, Jun 09, 2000 at 11:46:31PM -0500, Chris Lawrence wrote:
>
> 1. Some sort of way to identify the source of a package. Maintainer
Yes.
> 2. Some master registry of package names.
Yes. Or, a namespace mechanism.
So that package: bind in namespace:corel is really package corel/bind,
not
Whether or not the proposed GR passes, I believe we need to figure out
some way of coordinating the Debian-based distributions so we do not
end up in an "RPM" type of situation where supposedly common formats
lead to highly inconsistent systems. Here's what I think is needed:
1. Some sort of way
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