Re: [Syllable-developer] Syllable installation system white paper

[Nathan O. <nat...@gm...>]

On 9/18/06, Vandervliet, Kristian <Kri...@an...> wrote:
> I don't want to dampen your enthusiasm and your energy is great,
> but you're making a fundemental error: You've assumed Syllable needs
> some form of complex package management system.  You're coming at
> Syllable from a Linux viewpoint, so your assumption here makes some
> sort of sense, but it is misguided.

I agree that Syllable is currently handling packages well. A
semi-peripheral question comes to mind: How much room is there for
human error when upgrading (for example) the kernel, userland (ls, ps,
etc) and built in software (python, perl, bash, etc)? This software is
separate from what I'd call an App in Syllable. Users will need to
update this "System" software. Maybe this is best run through a
package manager, albeit one you don't make so available to users (see
apt, rpm, etc).