> From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rich Burroughs > Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 2:25 PM > It's been like that for years, with just one directory for > the updates. > It seems to work fine for most people. > If there is more than one RPM for the package you need, just > check the version numbers and get the newest one. And I've been irritated by the system for years. I don't understand the reluctance to unclutter a directory that is so important and widely used. > I'm not sure why you're doing it manually, in any case. There > are much easier ways, like yum or up2date. Yum is relatively new and has caused me problems in the past. And I usually don't want wholesale updates, I just like to peruse and decide when I see what's new. But other archives have the same problem as far as I'm concerned: 1. GNU's free software directory. Some years ago I convinced someone there to move older versons and they said they were working on it. So far I've seen no change. 2. Perl's CPAN Am I the only one in the world with this complaint? Thanks. Tom Browder
