Re: /usr/src/linux/Documentation/Changes

Aaron Lehmann (aaronl@vitelus.com)
Wed, 7 Apr 1999 22:12:49 +0000 ( )

I don't see this as an issue of RPM vs. TGZ... Up till now kernel
developers have standardized on tgz for distribution. If Linus wants to
change that the RPM, he's free to, even though I think that TGZ is the
right way to distribute this source. Inconsistancy is horrible. No one
wants to have to use tgz for some packages and srcprms for others. Lets
just stay consistent! As long as the kernel is distributed in a gzipped
tar file, so should everything else relating to the kernel.

On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, Roeland Th. Jansen wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 05, 1999 at 06:42:55AM -0500, Andrew Kieschnick wrote:
> > Also, RPM isn't exactly proprietary to RedHat - there are other
> > distributions using it, and its under the GPL. I fail to see how anyone is
> > being "locked out".
>
> it's just not right. it sucks. every package is in *.tar.gz format. if other
> distributon makers want to repackage it, fine.
>
> what's the next main stream distribution in two years time ? cool. another
> way of packing things up. it's really of no use at all.
>
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