>> I suppose working toward a linux binary standard that would actually >> make it possible for 3rd parties to build programs that install and run >> as expected on different distributions is too much to ask... As, >> obviously, is asking for interface stability for more than a week at a >> time so 3rd parties could specifically target the distribution's >> nonstandard quirks in a useful way. > > ... I'd accept that - but there's a problem with your argument: VMWare > already uses a rather wildly accepted binary distribution system (RPM). > Problem is - their RPM's are poorly built... > > - Gilboa > How do you define poorly built? I don't know much about rpm's beyond how to install and uninstall them. Can someone tell me what makes for a poorly built rpm? -- "Any fool can know. The point is to understand." -Albert Einstein -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
