From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 25 19:43:26 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E4F516A419 for ; Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:43:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kayve@sfsu.edu) Received: from iron3.sfsu.edu (iron3.sfsu.edu [130.212.10.128]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7620C13C459 for ; Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:43:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kayve@sfsu.edu) X-onepass: IPPSC X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Ao8CANDKmUeC1Apk/2dsb2JhbACubA Received: from smtp01.sfsu.edu ([130.212.10.100]) by iron3.sfsu.edu with ESMTP; 25 Jan 2008 11:43:26 -0800 Received: from libra.sfsu.edu ([130.212.10.238]) by mail05a.sfsu.edu (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.3HF100) with ESMTP id 2008012511432443-1932 ; Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:43:24 -0800 Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:43:24 -0800 (PST) From: KAYVEN RIESE To: =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= In-Reply-To: <864pd15163.fsf@ds4.des.no> Message-ID: References: <84a208a0801232306k6a34134aqd549a1ba2160fe41@mail.gmail.com> <4798479B.9030406@delphij.net> <20080124185522.23ca743f@bhuda.mired.org> <864pd15163.fsf@ds4.des.no> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on MAIL05a/SERVERS/SFSU(Release 7.0.3HF100 | December 5, 2007) at 01/25/2008 11:43:24, Serialize by Router on SMTP01/SERVERS/SFSU(Release 7.0.3|September 26, 2007) at 01/25/2008 11:43:25, Serialize complete at 01/25/2008 11:43:25 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="-559023410-1903590565-1201290204=:28096" Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Mike Meyer Subject: Re: FreeBSD hacker 101 X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:43:26 -0000 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. ---559023410-1903590565-1201290204=:28096 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=utf-8; format=flowed On Fri, 25 Jan 2008, Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav wrote: > Mike Meyer writes: >> GNU/Linux isn't tied to rpm's; > > Actually, rpm is part of the Linux Standard Base specification, which > all major distributions implement. Debian derivatives use dpkg, but > still have a full set of rpm tools. Most distributions have higher- > level package management tools built on top of either rpm (like yum) or > dpkg (like apt), and in most cases the lower-level tools are only used > if something goes wrong. i don't recognize that as what i said, but i was trying to make the point that BSD DOESn't use rpm compression, and that was a point i was trying to make in terms of comparison/contrast > >> there are other packaging systems in use by different distros, >> including at least one that is based on the BSD ports system. > > s/based on/inspired by/ if you're thinking of Gentoo. > > DES > --=20 > Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@des.no > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org= " > *----------------------------------------------------------* Kayven Riese, BSCS, MS (Physiology and Biophysics) (415) 902 5513 cellular http://kayve.net Webmaster http://ChessYoga.org *----------------------------------------------------------* ---559023410-1903590565-1201290204=:28096--