The thing I see packages being beneficial is if there are a lot of users that need an "easier" installation. If it costs more support time to make packages then to drill down the problems with compiling then I could see a reason to make packages and update them.
Pretty sure it is understood the source isn't disappearing among everyone here. I'm sure it will be a cold day in hell when that happens ;)
On 1/24/08, Rich Smrcina <rsmrcina at wi.rr.com> wrote:
No one is advocating eliminating the capability of being able to compile from source, far from it.
We wish to, hopefully, add to the user base by including Hobbit in major distributions like SLES, RHEL and others.
Hubbard, Greg L wrote:
A lot of Hobbit users are using Linux-based packages. Some of us use "commercial" systems, so we have to compile from source. I think Hobbit would be hobbled if it were to become a Linux-oriented package, which could happen if it were to start depending on a lot of extras that are not easy to port to other operating systems. People use Hobbit for all sorts of reasons, and in all sorts of environments.
GLH
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