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Re: dpkg issues

bruce@pixar.com (Bruce Perens)  wrote on 20.02.97 in <m0vxo3o-00LxYcC@golem.pixar.com>:

> From: Christoph <debian@waterf.org>
> > They have been pointed out over and over and over again. There are obvious
> > design flaws in dpkg that are not addressed. There are issues with dselect
> > that are never addressed. There is a huge bug list that is not worked on.

Well, Ian had a (well documented) serious time shortage. Other that stuff  
directly attributable to this, no, I don't think dpkg has serious design  
flaws.

> > Instead of working on the issues Ian attacks those trying to offer
> > solutions

Not quite, but he sure does manage to create that impression.

> I'm afraid I have to agree with these points. It's been obvious for a while
> that dpkg is the biggest problem with Debian. I sincerely believe we should
> have given up the fight and made the switch to RPM a while ago. I think it's
> time to do so now.

Umm. Is this really you, Bruce, or did someone forge this mail?

I think we abolutely need dpkg. This package, more than any other, is what  
makes us what we are.

If you want to look for stuff we can easily live without, that's press  
releases that seem to say that Bruce Perens is the most important person  
for Linux, while Linus is somebody completely uninteresting.

Dselect has its problems, but dpkg improves our public image, and (IMNSHO)  
press releases like this one disimprove it.

MfG Kai


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