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Re: [News] One Linux Packaging Method to Rule Them (Distros) All

____/ ml2mst on Friday 24 August 2007 15:31 : \____

> Roy Schestowitz schreef:
>> ____/ Krzysztof Lubanski on Friday 24 August 2007 12:40 : \____
>> 
>>> On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:33:12 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>
>>>> ____/ birre on Friday 24 August 2007 12:03 : \____
>>>>> So,,,, how do we verify and validate this file before we click on it.
>>>>> Do we really need the same mess as in windows where the data in a
>>>>> package is verified by a program in the package itself?
>>>>>
>>>>> It sucks.
>>>> Maybe these files can be centralised in a trusted universal repository.
>>> Isn't it against free software concepts? One "centralised" and "trusted"
>>> source of binary, executable packages - sounds like a thing to abuse. GNU/
>>> Linux world is more or less distributed right now and I think that's
>>> good, despite all shortcomings.
>> 
>> True, pardon a poor choice of words. I added the world "universal" just
>> seconds before posting, but I shouldn't have. As for the packaging method,
>> it would not be harmful to have one method that encompasses (not necessarily
>> replaces) all others. Think of Linux media players that successfully combine
>> the best all many worlds thanks to reuse.
> 
> Excuse me, but *Krzysztof Lubanski* looks *very fishy* IMHO, don't you
> thinks so?
> 
> Cheers

I think I saw it before.

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