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On Wed, 7 Mar 2018 14:55:43 -0600 |
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R0b0t1 <r030t1@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> I think you missed my point: Why are they easier to use? |
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Because it decouples your projects requirements from your OS and Vendor |
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requirements. |
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This becomes really useful if your OS/Vendor wishes to upgrade things |
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and force people to upgrade things, but your production software isn't |
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ready for it yet. |
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Having to block your entire OS from critical upgrades simply because of |
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that is just not great. |
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That doesn't mean I think this is the right approach, but it does |
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explain why people do that sort of thing. |
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*especially* for people who aren't using Gentoo. |
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