[OT] Weaknesses of distro package managers - was Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain

[Michael Torrie]

On 03/16/2015 08:40 PM, Ben Finney wrote:
> Thanks again. This is an important and difficult problem, with competing
> forces at play, and I am not at all satisfied with the current state of
> packaging.

I agree.  Though I like the concept of package managers and curated
repos, compared to the dismal world of Windows, I also am not very
satisfied with the current state of things.

That's why I think the ideas coming out of this Red Hat think tank are
interesting and worth discussion.  They put forth a possible solution
that keeps the existing things we love about package managers and our
distros of choice, while addressing these important issues in a
maintainable, flexible, and still secure way.