Arthur Pemberton wrote:
>> Overall the big win with ubuntu is that they've managed to get most of the
>> packages you are likely to ever want into a set of pre-configured
>> repositories that are generally consistent with each other. With RPM based
>> systems you'll end up having to track down an assortment of 3rd party
>> repositories that are not consistent so you'll end up with install conflicts
>> or having to maintain different applications on different machines to
>> isolate them.
> This is in my view the deal breaker in an enterprise setting.
>
> ~af
And also has nothing to do with RPM itself.
Yes, it is a project policy and philosophy difference that permits the
repositories to be coordinated.
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Les Mikesell
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