C said the following on 09/17/2010 09:51 AM:
Will the redhat vs suse vs ubuntu vs mandriva see a shake-out? Possibly. But I don't see a shake-out between AIX and HP/U (though DG/UX isn't around but that's a different story).
A shake-out that resulted in a single package manager format and file location/library/naming standards that EVERYONE adhered to would be nice. I hate the mess we have now with multiple package managers, and each distro putting core files in its own seemingly random locations, and giving core library files different names (even though they are the same).
You mean like Microsoft? OK, lets limit to to an architecture; IBM may have a great scheme but AIX isn't the same platform as my Android phone isn't the same platform as my Linux-on-the-MAC and many such variations. Compared to what we had back in the days when SCO was the dominant form of small system/SMB *NIX, we're doing pretty good. Most intel-based Linux desktop and server systems can handle RPMs (you don't want to think about the version that run on embedded applications!). The "package mangers" are just the application layer, the UI, and for many sites its automated so there is no UI :-) Lets see. What car do you drive? Is the gear shift on the floor or the column? Is the window raised and lowered by a handle or an electric motor? If the latter, is the switch on the door or the centre console? And what about the wheels? Do they have 4, 5 or 6 lugs? Of course the wrong combination means that you will be unable to drive that car or unable to maintain it. -- "You certainly do things thoroughly, Mr. Holmes." "I should hardly be what I am if I did not." -- Inspector Bardle and Sherlock Holmes, in "The Adventure of the Lion's Mane" -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org