Zero Install is a decentralised cross-distribution software installation system. Create one package that works everywhere! With dependency handling and automatic updates, full support for shared libraries, and integration with native package managers
script to ease managing package upgrades in openSUSE
...With pkg_version-zypper.rb script you can first see a nice list of package statuses and ignore packages' minor versions (eg. from version 1.2.3-1.2 to 1.2.3-1.3) when upgrading your software.
In daily usage basis, this enables to avoid re-installing tens and tens of programs for no big reason (usually) and do it only when programs in repository has been updated.
NB! It is not an official recommendation to do so as packages have their version number for a reason!
I personally have been ignoring RPM versions for years and have not been into any trouble because of that.
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RDI is a library that gives your application the ability to install its dependencies at runtime. Perfect for plugins oriented architectures. Many kind of deps: RPMs, DEBs, .so, .dll, RubyGems... Easily extensible to new kinds.
Universal sw mgmt tool optimized for best resource usage.
In SW mgmt, sw is organized in packages with dependencies. Process consists of more tasks, using different resources: net, CPU
UniPkg runs tasks in parallel with optimal usage of resources.
Deploy in 115+ regions with the modern database for every enterprise.
MongoDB Atlas gives you the freedom to build and run modern applications anywhere—across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. With global availability in over 115 regions, Atlas lets you deploy close to your users, meet compliance needs, and scale with confidence across any geography.
Lucie enables parallel network installation of large numbers of nodes from one single administration server. It is designed to be scalable and efficient, so a complete Linux cluster can be built from scratch in a short amount of time.
The FROG Project (Free Revised Open Ghost) is taken from the fog project. An PC imaging solution. The projects goal is to move away from the php interface of fog to a ruby on rails interface. It will focus on fedora/centos as the OS of choice.