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Is RPM Doomed?

Posted by michael on from the apt-get-dist-upgrade dept.

Ladislav Bodnar writes "This is an opinion piece offering solutions for all the ills of the RPM Package Manager. It has been written with Slashdot in mind - it is a fairly controversial topic and I would like to hear the experiences and views of other users who have tried different package formats and different Linux distributions. The conclusions are pretty straightforward - either the big RPM-based distributions get together and develop a common standard or we will migrate to distributions offering more sophisticated and trouble-free package management. Note: the main server allows a maximum of 100 simultaneous connections. To limit the /. effect, here are two other mirrors: mirror-us and mirror-hu (the second one has larger fonts). Thanks in advance for publishing the story."

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  1. cool by xeeno · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    So. The only contribution that redhat has ever made that was worthwhile to the linux community might be headed out the door.
    What a legacy.

  2. Something obvious by Veteran · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    RPM itself is freeware.

    Bitching about freeware is in very poor taste. People can bitch about the way Microsoft does things because they can't do anything about it. However, people have no moral right to bitch about any freeware; they have the source code - they can fix the problems themselves.

    Doubtless some people will say: "But I don't have the skill"; to which I can only reply: Boo Hoo.

    You forfeit the moral right to bitch because you have chosen not to do the work to fix the problem.

    Fixing software problems is not easy for anyone.

    Grow up. Quit trying to manipulate people who are willing to do the work. Join in yourself. Get your hands dirty, and see how much you enjoy listening to slackers bitching about your work.

  3. haha, LOFL! by Ender+Ryan · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    Oh yeah, the registry is great! I can edit my registry with notepad remotel.... fuck!

    Oh yeah, the registry is great, I can edit it with regedit remot... I can edit it with regedit!

    What was that registry key called? Damn, can't remember... Ok, I'll find it. How many keys are there anyway? 1,000,000!?! Holy fucking shit man! It's a good thing that'll be easier to find than a file in /etc on Linux... Fuck! That's not true!

    Plain and simple, the registy = single point of failure, and is not meant to be a feature for the user.

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    Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken - Tyler Durden