[Pc_Support] Linux Distributions: Packages v. Ports ...

[Bryan J. Smith]

In an effort to avoid getting involved in any future "my distro kicked
your honor distro's ass" discussions, I've added a (currently "poorly
edited") blog entry that goes into many details of how Linux "packages"
and "ports" distros differ, especially from the standpoint of
development, configuration management and corporate deployment:  

http://thebs413.blogspot.com/2005/07/linux-distributions-packages-v-ports.html

I'm just going to point to it the next time a discussion comes up.  I'll
also tweak the verbage, sections, etc... over time.

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Bryan J. Smith   b.j.smith at ieee.org      http://thebs413.blogspot.com
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