[Visualpython-users] While we're voicing requests...

[Kevin C. <kj...@gr...>]

Hi,

Not a strong request, but...  It was mentioned in a previous message 
that newbies to Linux often arrive via Red Hat.  Given that, it would 
seem best to direct them to an RPM for any components available in that 
format,  whenever possible.  Personally, I like RPM's because I like 
the way that I can query the RPM database and learn the who, what, why, 
where, when and how of something that I've installed.  It saves me the
bookkeeping headache of trying to remember what the heck something like
/usr/lib/yada-yada.so.0.3.1 came from and is used by.

That said, I don't avoid tarballs, I just prefer the RPM's.  (I know
RPM's aren't without blemish, but generally speaking, they've been more
useful than not for the last several years.)

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