standard dependancy system

[James Richard Tyrer]

Patryk Zawadzki wrote:

> . . . just pick two RPM-based distributions and try to install
> packages from one in the other.
> 
Fragmentation will kill Linux and that is what we are here to fix.

Yes!!!! You have correctly stated the problem which XDG needs to address
and solve.  If 3rd party (commercial) applications are to succeed for
Linux based systems, there must be a way for them to install on any
system using at the most an RPM and a Deb package (or a Deb the can be
converted with Alien).

Note that any system should work with both Deb and RPM packages and also
with libraries installed from source (or at least those that have an
*.pc file) or other install system.  IAC, it would be good for the
system to actually look at the system to see what is installed rather
than just relying on a data base.

-- 
JRT