Is RPM Doomed?

[Kurt Wall]

Also sprach Michael Hipp:
>
> Great article on the myriad problems with RPM-based distros:
> 
> http://www.distrowatch.com/article-rpm.php

Hmm. RPM has its warts, to be sure. I'm certain the Debian package
management system has its own, although I can't say what they might
be because I've never used it. However, neither are going away, despite
their shortcomings -- gzipped tarballs have many problems as a 
software distribution mechanism, but they are as popular as ever.

> I'm forced to say I mostly agree. Perhaps that's why Gentoo has seemed
> so appealing lately.

With apologies to Clemens, reports of RPM's demise are greatly
exaggerated.

Kurt
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