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Date:	Mon, 21 Apr 2003 23:13:07 -0700
From:	Dan Kegel <dank AT kegel DOT com>
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To:	Elfyn McBratney <elfyn-cygwin AT exposure DOT org DOT uk>
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Subject:	Re: Cygwin - Versioned Distro's (was Re: A request?)
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Elfyn McBratney wrote:
>>>using the cutting-edge in Cygwin then they'll just use the
>>>net release. Could also be the birth of CPM, too.
>>
>>Control Program/Monitor?
> 
> 
> Cygwin Package Manager...

If I might lob a grenade into the frey,
how about using Connectiva's port of apt to support the
rpm format?  That'd be able to handle LSB packages.
And yes, I'd like to see Cygwin become LSB compliant.
'Course, we'd need to write a subprofile of LSB for
systems that use the PE executable format.
(/me ducks)
- Dan

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