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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Portage, RPM or DPKG: number of packaged software comparison
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:23:56
Message-Id: 20080617182341.48702bb9@loonquawl.digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Portage, RPM or DPKG: number of packaged software comparison by Simon Jolle sjolle
1 On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:09:43 +0200, Simon Jolle sjolle wrote:
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3 > Debian, by a long shot. 26,000 packages. Next closest competitor
4 > (Ubuntu) has 23,000.
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6 Both of those split many packages into a two, with the headers in a
7 separate -devel package. One of the reasons why such comparisons do
8 little more than justify Oscar Wilde's view of statistics.
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12 Neil Bothwick
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14 Did you hear about the blind prostitute? You have to hand it to her.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Portage, RPM or DPKG: number of packaged software comparison Albert Hopkins <marduk@×××××××××××.org>