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Re: RPM, debs, future..

From: David Welton <davidw@efn.org>
> In a similiar thread on one of the comp.os.linux groups, I remember Bruce
> mentioning something about POSIX packages superceding both rpm's and
> deb's.  What are posix packages, where can one learn more about them, and
> will they fill our needs?

There's a posix standard document, I've forgotten the number, it costs
about $75. It's essentially the HP package manager. The idea is to
implement them on top of Deity (this is of course assuming that Deity
becomes more than vaporware) as well as .deb and .rpm, and then change
over to the posix packages slowly.

> Secondly, have there ever been serious talks of trying to merge the best
> of dpkg and rpm?

The package format, or the tools? There's not much point in merging the
package format. We should try the GLINT for dpkg that Klee did.

	Thanks

	Bruce
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