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== Why switch to rpm ==
== Why switch to rpm ==
* No porting for Moblin packages needed
* No porting for Moblin packages needed
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* Moblin build infrastructure has more capabilities already in place, such as imaging.

Revision as of 17:48, 16 February 2010

This page collects all arguments for and against keeping the *.deb package format in MeeGo.

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.