[linux-audio-user] OT: FUD or not? what is your opinion?

[david]

Chris McCormick wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 19, 2007 at 06:14:19PM -1000, david wrote:
>> Hmm, I see no need for 0install.net. If you're someone who can be 
>> allowed to install software on a system, what's so hard about remember 
>> root's password?
> 
> I'm a Debian user, and a big fan of it's package management system.
> However, it's probably not the best possible package management system out
> of the set of all possible package management systems, in the same way
> that socio-capitalist democracies are not the best possible political
> systems out of the set of all possible political systems. As such,
> it's great to have alternatives and people trying different ways of
> doing things so that the software can continue to evolve.
> 
> In short, it's easy to remember root's password. It's also easier to
> distribute your software using 0install.net than it is to get it into
> Debian[1].
> 
> Best,
> 
> Chris.
> 
> 1. Depending who you are and how well known your software is.

But if you're able to create a Debian package for it, you can easily 
distribute that from your website. You don't need to get it into the 
Debian distribution.

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David
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