linux-kernel - Re: package managers [was: FatELF patches...]

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Message-ID: <4AF1E3D0.7060609@icculus.org>
Date:	Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:28:00 -0500
From:	"Ryan C. Gordon" <icculus@...ulus.org>
To:	Mikulas Patocka <mikulas@...ax.karlin.mff.cuni.cz>
CC:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Måns Rullgård 
	<mans@...sr.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: package managers [was: FatELF patches...]


> No, package managers are evil feature that suppresses third party software 
> and kills Linux success on desktop.

There are merits and flaws, of course, but I'm going to take this moment 
to encourage everyone to not descend into a conversation about this on 
linux-kernel. My point with FatELF wasn't to start a conversation about 
package management at all, let alone on this mailing list.

--ryan.

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