[Linux-Biella] Debian and Red Hat Closer Together

[Paul TT]

Luigidigi wrote:

> http://arstechnica.com/archive/news/1067056799.html
>
> "We have ported Red Hat's Anaconda installer to Debian; essentially, 
> we replaced calls to RPM with calls to APT, and replaced Red 
> Hat-specific configuration hooks with calls into the configlets and 
> debconf. We have also written a tool called PickAx that facilitates 
> the creation of Anaconda-based Debian installation CD sets. We are 
> also working with various parties to add/merge RPM support into the 
> mainline APT, to allow Debian- and RPM-based distributions to be 
> managed using a single APT codebase, and possibly even to allow Debian 
> and RPM packages to coexist side by side.
>
> Murdock goes on to state the ultimate goal of the project:
>
> It is our hope that a distribution-independent Anaconda and a 
> distribution-independent APT (plus, eventually, a 
> distribution-independent configuration framework) will, along with a 
> stronger LSB [Linux Standards Base], help unify further the various 
> Linux distributions."
>
> luigi

mi pare una cosa buona, soprattutto il fatto di voler creare una sorta 
di installer comune. sicuramente confonderebbe ed intimorirebbe meno il 
luser.....

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