yum and rpm updates for 8.0

[seth vidal]

On Thu, 2004-01-29 at 16:38, Eric Rostetter wrote:
> Quoting Jason Lim <maillist at jasonlim.com>:
> 
> > If that is the case (that yum 1.x works around whatever bug is in rpm)
> > then isn't rolling yum 1.x the logical path, rather than issuing
> > non-essential upgrades for rpm?
> 
> Uhm, so forcing them to install *new* software is okay, but forcing them
> to install a fix for *broken* software they already have installed isn't?
> 
> Or, forcing them to install and learn yum is okay, but letting them use
> the software they already know how to us and already have installed
> (apt, rpm, etc) is wrong?

Well, some of us have been using yum all along :)

-sv