Messages in this thread |  | | | Subject | Re: /usr/src/linux/Documentation/Changes | | From | Jes Sorensen <> | | Date | 05 Apr 1999 15:40:58 +0200 |
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>>>>> "Alex" == Alex Buell <alex.buell@tahallah.demon.co.uk> writes:
Alex> On Sun, 4 Apr 1999, Chris Ricker wrote: >> Furthermore, don't you think you're being just a tad bit petulant? >> It's in RPM because the author (Stephen Tweedie, I think) chose to >> do it that way. "He who writes the code gets to make the rules." >> It's not like he posted it in rot-13, uuencoded, and then binhex4 >> or something absurd like that--rpm is a fairly standard Linux file >> format, particularly given that he's a RH employee.
Alex> I have to grumble about things like this because there are many Alex> of us who don't use RedHat and wouldn't know what RPM is or even Alex> *WANT* to use it!
Alex> Furthermore, essential files that are meant to be part of Linux Alex> shouldn't be distributed in a format proprietary to RedHat. It's Alex> fine if they use RPM on their distributions but DO NOT LOCK the Alex> rest of us OUT! I have a number of bitches about RedHat too but Alex> this isn't the place or the time for these (take it to slashdot Alex> =)
rpm2cpio
Now, can we get back to kernel development which is what this list is about.
Jes
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