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david@brucehall20.anu.edu.au (David Gibson) writes:

> Manfred Bartz (mbartz@werple.net.au) wrote:
> : [Snip]
> : I generally recommend against Redhat because they promote a
> : non-standard package format (.rpm files).  I believe in keeping to
> : established standards.  Additional features should be incorporated
> : within those standards.  RPM format does not provide anything that
> : could not have been encapsulated in a `.tar.gz' or `.tgz' file.
> 
> 	<choke> C|N>K what ?!?! Um... verification information,
> indexed file listing, summary information, install and uninstall
> script...
> 
> Yes, they _could_ put these into files in a .tar.gz, but you'd need a
> special tool - ie. other than tar - to make use of them. ......

You need a special tool as it is now --- the Redhat Package Manager.

> In short .tar.gz is _not_ a package format. ..........

OK, so if you want those extra features, RPM has got something to
offer :-)

It would still have been nice if they would have come up with a
solution that is readily usable by anybody, not just people who happen
to have RPM :-(

-- 
Manfred Bartz <mbartz@werple.net.au>

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