Re: New paradigm for Linux distributions?

From: David Clymer (david_at_zettazebra.com)
Date: 02/29/04

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Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 11:21:05 -0500

    On Sat, 2004-02-28 at 15:50, Joel Konkle-Parker wrote:
    > I posted a small article on a possible future for Linux distributions:
    > http://ballsome.com
    >
    > Thoughts?
    >

    Perhaps I'm just dense, but what's new here? To me, Ian's "plan" sounds
    like a fairly good description of debian with "lets all use the same
    package format" thrown in (another old idea). How is debian NOT
    componentized? Doesn't debian already have a repository of packages
    based on apt? Doesnt debian already support the installation of a "core"
    system, and then allow one to download any specific components/software
    one needs?

    I'm not saying that any of this is a bad idea, but why start another
    project when one can get the same thing by just using debian?

    Perhaps others can tell me what it is about these concepts that I'm
    missing.

    -davidc 

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