We use RPM for convenience - also FC for convenience - we could and probably will use another distro if the kernel source code remains unpackaged. I use debian for my computer servers, we will probably switch to debian or another apt-get distro. Personally I like yum and rarely touch rpm directly - it is not obvious or easily documented to find out where RPM puts stuff or what it does. I don't have space for learing another load of complicated switches and options to find out. since it is about convenience I will switch to something more conveneint.
From: "Nicolas Mailhot" <nicolas.mailhot@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: Development discussions related to Fedora Core <fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Development discussions related to Fedora Core" <fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
CC: fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: kernel source code
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:25:03 +0200 (CEST)
On Mer 30 mars 2005 14:48, not disclosed a écrit : > > Just so you all know - yes I do need the whole source code to compile my > drivers - also I do know that <most> people won't need the > kernel-sourcecode > and that the headers will suffice but this isn't the case here. <most> > people won't be compiling drivers anyway.
Right. And because yours is the exceptionnal case, there is no reason for the distribution to bend over to accomodate you.
Building external modules is a dangerous and intrusive operation - you should not do it if you do not know what you're doing, and that includes understanding a minimum your distribution inner workings - of which rpm is a key part.
I find it rather strange that after claiming you have to maintain several systems running Fedora you display such a strong aversion to rpm. rpm is the core tech used to ease (multiple) software deployments on rpm-based distributions. If you can't stand Fedora's way of managing software, why the heck are you running several FC instances in the first place ?
-- Nicolas Mailhot
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