[maemo-developers] RPM vs. Deb (was Re: MeeGo)

[From: Michael Cronenworth]

Thomas Tanner wrote:
> I don't want a platform that is merely a Qt runtime enviroment (Symbian
> would be sufficient) but one which also offers me easy access to the
> complete GNU/Linux software world.
> Debian based distributions have offered working ARM ports for years
> but Fedora does not. Porting Moblin/Fedora to ARM would be lots
> of duplicated effort, using Maemo/Debian on X86 or ARM is for free.

Thomas, you're getting all upset over nothing. The fact that RPM will 
now be used is nothing more than politics. No features will be lost. No 
amount of whining to this list will change what is already in motion.


*cough* http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures/ARM *cough*

I don't see any value in this continued discussion of RPM vs. Deb.