Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:18:28 +0100 From: =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@des.no> To: Mike Meyer <mwm-keyword-freebsdhackers2.e313df@mired.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD hacker 101 Message-ID: <864pd15163.fsf@ds4.des.no> In-Reply-To: <20080124185522.23ca743f@bhuda.mired.org> (Mike Meyer's message of "Thu\, 24 Jan 2008 18\:55\:22 -0500") References: <84a208a0801232306k6a34134aqd549a1ba2160fe41@mail.gmail.com> <4798479B.9030406@delphij.net> <Pine.SOC.4.64.0801241524130.25709@libra.sfsu.edu> <20080124185522.23ca743f@bhuda.mired.org>
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Mike Meyer <mwm-keyword-freebsdhackers2.e313df@mired.org> writes: > GNU/Linux isn't tied to rpm's; Actually, rpm is part of the Linux Standard Base specification, which all major distributions implement. Debian derivatives use dpkg, but still have a full set of rpm tools. Most distributions have higher- level package management tools built on top of either rpm (like yum) or dpkg (like apt), and in most cases the lower-level tools are only used if something goes wrong. > there are other packaging systems in use by different distros, > including at least one that is based on the BSD ports system. s/based on/inspired by/ if you're thinking of Gentoo. DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@des.no
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