From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 26 23:55:55 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 009B116A417 for ; Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:55:55 +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 DB6E113C457 for ; Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:55:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kayve@sfsu.edu) X-onepass: IPPSC X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Ao8CAOZWm0eC1Apk/2dsb2JhbACsEw Received: from smtp01.sfsu.edu ([130.212.10.100]) by iron3.sfsu.edu with ESMTP; 26 Jan 2008 15:55:54 -0800 Received: from libra.sfsu.edu ([130.212.10.238]) by mail05a.sfsu.edu (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.3HF100) with ESMTP id 2008012615555297-2020 ; Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:55:52 -0800 Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:55:53 -0800 (PST) From: KAYVEN RIESE To: Mike Meyer In-Reply-To: <20080126183449.5086079e@bhuda.mired.org> Message-ID: References: <84a208a0801232306k6a34134aqd549a1ba2160fe41@mail.gmail.com> <4798479B.9030406@delphij.net> <20080124185522.23ca743f@bhuda.mired.org> <864pd15163.fsf@ds4.des.no> <86hch0pqhl.fsf@ds4.des.no> <20080126183449.5086079e@bhuda.mired.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on MAIL05a/SERVERS/SFSU(Release 7.0.3HF100 | December 5, 2007) at 01/26/2008 15:55:52, Serialize by Router on SMTP01/SERVERS/SFSU(Release 7.0.3|September 26, 2007) at 01/26/2008 15:55:54, Serialize complete at 01/26/2008 15:55:54 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="-559023410-851401618-1201391753=:13548" Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org 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: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:55:55 -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. ---559023410-851401618-1201391753=:13548 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed On Sat, 26 Jan 2008, Mike Meyer wrote: > On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 12:24:36 -0800 (PST) KAYVEN RIESE w= rote: >> On Sat, 26 Jan 2008, Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav wrote: >>> KAYVEN RIESE writes: > .rpm is a package format, and comes with a tool set for using it. Most > (all?) GNU/Linux systems come with tools for dealing with it, but they > all also come with tools for dealing with .tgz. Some GNU/Linux distros > use .rpm to distribute their software, but not all do. I don't think > any Unix systems have adopted it; most of them have packaging systems > that predate .rpm, and they're all different. Different package > formats for vendor software isn't a GNU/Linux vs. FreeBSD or Unix > thing, it's a fact of line in a multi-platform Unix environment. my reason for bringing the whole thing up was based on the idea that this person might be used to using *.rpm all the time and this would be a difference he would experience moving to freeBSD, if this was the case. if this is not the case for him, as you seem to be implying, then.. well.. still.. he must know to avoid *.rpm distributions in any case unless he installs a *.rpm compatibility tool. is that part of the linux-compat stuff that freeBSD has? > > --=20 > Mike Meyer =09=09http://www.mired.org/consulting.html > Independent Network/Unix/Perforce consultant, email for more information. > _______________________________________________ > 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 *----------------------------------------------------------* ---559023410-851401618-1201391753=:13548--