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Many users are afraid to try other distros because they +</I>><i> > are accustomed to Ubuntu and many remasters are Ubuntu or Debian based. +</I>><i> > +</I>><i> > We also know that RPM-based distros are not anything DEB-based distros and +</I>><i> > often are more stable and faster. URPMI is incomparably superior to +</I>><i> > apt-get. +</I>><i> > +</I>><i> > The four major community-driven RPM-based distros nowadays are: Mageia, +</I>><i> > OpenSuse, Fedora and PCLinuxOS. +</I>><i> > +</I>><i> > All these distros can work together to promote the use of RPM distros and +</I>><i> > help in their own developments. +</I>><i> > +</I>><i> > Even though the development team mageia is busy with the roadmap of +</I>><i> > development, I would propose the creation of... +</I>><i> > +</I>><i> > T H E [ R E D ] A L L I A N C E +</I>><i> > +</I>><i> > ... which would be a global network where developers and users of these +</I>><i> > distributions could exchange knowledge and information and share resources +</I>><i> > to assist in developing mutual their distros. +</I>><i> > +</I>><i> > Today we know that a RPM developed for OpenSuse may not work properly in +</I>><i> > Fedora. With the Red Alliance, we could create a common development basis, +</I>><i> > through which could enhance the compatibility and interoperability of +</I>><i> > programs developed for these distros with the establishment of common +</I>><i> > guidelines and further increase market share and convince users that they +</I>><i> > will feel at home. +</I>><i> > +</I>><i> > The goal is not to merge all the distros, but work together. The idea +</I>><i> > should be further developed, but this seems an appropriate way. +</I>><i> > +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Standardisation is a good thing. I have an app with a spec file for Suse. I +</I>><i> gave up trying to modify it for Mandriva. Quite apart from standardisation +</I>><i> however, there are packages in one distro with a different name from another. +</I>><i> I would like to see a switch added to the rpm command to tell it: "This +</I>><i> package of mine fits that dependency you asked for." +</I> +You mean like adding a "Provides:" tag to a package ? + +><i> A tarball I tried to compile recently (brand new on Freshmeat) specified +</I>><i> dependencies older than what I had installed. What I had didn't match. That +</I>><i> may be sloppy coding. An "or newer" spec would have fixed it. +</I> +Since this is a tarball, no, that just coding. And either the coder was +sloppy, or the strict version check was required because of upstream +change. In any case, a rpm would not solve this. + +-- +Michael Scherer + +</PRE> + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="003755.html">[Mageia-discuss] Attention, please +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="003762.html">[Mageia-discuss] Attention, please +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#3758">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#3758">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#3758">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#3758">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">More information about the Mageia-discuss +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |