yum vs rpm.

[seth vidal]

On Thu, 2003-11-13 at 08:27, Kevin Francis wrote:
> Indeed. But the average user thinks this way:
> 
> "Ohhhh apt-get is fast! Let's get that!"
> 
> I kill yum regularly ( it's a reflex whenever i perform something I
> don't want to ), and experience no lockups.
> 
> ALL lockups on the list however are apt-related. I see a pattern. Yes,
> yum is less feature complete, but ... pinning packages, and specifying
> sources per package aren't what normal people do.
> 
> Yes, right tool for the right job :) Simple
> updates/upgrades/distro-upgrades are yum-able. Pinning etc. ... well the
> power users can use apt.

Knock this crap off. People can use whatever updating tool they're
comfortable with. I hope in the not-so-distant future this will be even
more true.

-sv