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Date:      Sat, 13 May 2000 09:02:40 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com>
To:        Michael Robinson <robinson@netrinsics.com>
Cc:        nate@yogotech.com, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: New packaging tool (was Re: Applying patches with out a compiler)
Message-ID:  <200005131502.JAA04832@nomad.yogotech.com>
In-Reply-To: <200005131111.TAA13455@netrinsics.com>
References:  <200005130137.TAA09188@nomad.yogotech.com> <200005131111.TAA13455@netrinsics.com>

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> >There are numerous advantages to using something like ZIP, including
> >removing the requirement to 'unpack' the archive in a staging area,
> >since we could now unpack it directly in it's installation location.
> >
> >ZIP also allows signatures, and we have lots of free software that we
> >can leverage to implement the tools with it.
> 
> Or, heck, why not JAR format, seeing as it's a well-defined standard, does
> everything necessary, and has multiple interoperable implementations.

FWIW, it's the same format. :) :)


Nate


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