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>>>>> "Michael" == Michael Strates <mstrates@minkirri.apana.org.au> writes:

ajc> ...well, going by what you've said below, you're more distrusting
ajc> precompiled binaries of any form rather than RedHat/Debian
ajc> packages in themselves.

Michael> Heck, those binaries come with the Linux distribution itself,
Michael> so millions of people have installed them before (if you get
Michael> them from a reliable source). The same could be said about
Michael> source packages, I could include a little bit of C code in an
Michael> obscure place, when run as root will delete your
Michael> partitions. Somebody who doesn't inspect the package properly
Michael> will get the same problems.

that's right.  if i only had one or two machines that I ever had to
look after, i might be willing to afford myself the luxury of being
ultra-paranoid and DIY'ing it, but these days, since i'm trying to do
other things than spend my entire life next to computers (not that
anyone would believe it), i'm willing to put my trust in Linux
distribution vendors to do some of the work for me.

Michael> Package mangement is a good evolution in Linux computing. It
Michael> makes installations of many computers that much easier, and
Michael> makes administration easier as well.

Definitely.  And, having worked with SunOS 4, Solaris, Digital Unix
and a few other random unixes in my working life, I haven't found any
of their package management systems to be as good as either RedHat or
Debian's.

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 - Andrew J Cosgriff -                                   ajc@bing.wattle.id.au
                        I'm having a BIG BANG THEORY!!