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* No porting for Moblin packages needed | * No porting for Moblin packages needed | ||
* Moblin build infrastructure has more capabilities already in place, such as imaging. | * Moblin build infrastructure has more capabilities already in place, such as imaging. | ||
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| + | == Alternative Solution == | ||
| + | * Keep a Debian base system, and provide third-party applications in an LSB package formet (which is RPM inside). LSB-compliant RPM should install flawlessly, and that way the frontier between system packages (DEB) and third-party applications (RPM) is well defined. | ||
Revision as of 17:51, 16 February 2010
This page collects all arguments for and against keeping the *.deb package format in MeeGo.
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Scope
the aim is at least to keep the *.deb package format in the MeeGo distributions aiming at Nokia Phones/ Handhelds. Although using the .deb format throughout the MeeGo project is desireable, not arguments here apply to the same extend looking at the whole project.
Why keep deb
- No porting for Maemo packages needed
- Maemo has the bigger community
- community infrastructure is based on deb - would be thrown away
- deb has wider adoption (Ubuntu, Google Chrome OS, Debian)
- allows syncing from Debian/ Ubuntu
- is used for distributions targetting end users
- packages contain lots of related fixes
- not to throw away experience gained with maemo which is reflected in the packaging
Why switch to rpm
- No porting for Moblin packages needed
- Moblin build infrastructure has more capabilities already in place, such as imaging.
Alternative Solution
- Keep a Debian base system, and provide third-party applications in an LSB package formet (which is RPM inside). LSB-compliant RPM should install flawlessly, and that way the frontier between system packages (DEB) and third-party applications (RPM) is well defined.