[PR] resume, my proposal

[Blues]

On Tue, 19 Feb 2002, Michal Kochanowicz wrote:
> > > How is PLD different from other Linux distributions?
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > In PLD one does, what one needs, or wants to do. This simple fact multiplied
> > > by number of developers involved gives good picture how does PLD look like.
> > This allows to maximize efficency of humans work - I can do something well 
> > - I'll make it everywhere, not only in my package. Thats why many things 
> > is standarized, besides not big TEAM.
> thing_s_ *are*

sure, sure... :)

> > * quality of packages and init-scripts - we are the best :)
> Signed: Blues, proud member of PLD devel team ;))) Damn, I'm proud
> too!

yeah :)

> > > [[mention rc-scripts, initrd, localization issues (%lang() stuff),
> > >   -static, -devel, gziping mans/docs, several choices of 
> > >   inetd/MTA/finger/ftp/whatever, and other stuff here]]
> >  * we try to make possibly small rpm packages. This allow to install that 
> > what user exactly wants to. Devel stuff is separated -devel and -static 
> > part. 
> * we try to make packages as small as possible. This allows to install
>   exactly what users want. Devel stuff is separated into "-devel" and
>   "-static" subpackages.

that is much better :)

> > * we do not prefer any specyfic MTA, ftpd, whatever in default 
> > configuration. Because of Obsoletes/Provides mechanism there is 
> > possibility to provide almoust automatic change concurency daemons (k...a 
> > jak to napisać po en.?? )
> Maybe that way:
> * we do not tell users what bootloader, what SMTP, FTP, POP3 or INETD
>   daemon they should use. Thanks to Obsoletes/Provides mechanism of RPM
>   replacing packages providing same service is almost automatic. In case
>   of bootloader and INETD daemon even configuration for new package is
>   generated automatically.

that is what I was thinking about :)

> >  * way of development - everithing is driven by CVS. This allows to share 
> >    work and to make better product...
> Stupid question. Are there full scale (not single floppies and such)
> distributions not using CVS or equivalent?

None, I think... but we should show that to be serious :)

> > > PLD is fully prepared for automatic system upgrade. We supply indexes
> > > for RPM's apt-get port, we also have other upgrade tool, named poldek,
> > > with similar functionality.
> Why didn't you mentoin "wuch"?

see pawelk post on installer list...

> PS. This posting is sponsored by vim-ispell.patch and the english
> dictionary (which, by the way doesn't recognize word "english" written
> in lower case :/ )

:)
/me does not use it... yet :)

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