[ale] deb and rpm

[Vaidhyanathan Mayilrangam]

One another difference is the way debs are handled which is a 18 step process,
which handles the failure of the install scripts..

Vaidhy

On Mon, Oct 16, 2000 at 09:24:56AM -0600, Chris Ricker wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Oct 2000, michael d. ivey wrote:
> 
> > debs can include binary files, rpms cannot (is that really true?)
> 
> That's not true.
> 
> > Many of the advantages of debs actually come from Debian policy, not the
> > package format itself.
> 
> Many of the *differences* actually come from Debian policy.  Whether they're
> advantages is a matter for debate (speaking as a Debian user who's had
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