Distro value added [was Re: [clue-tech] DHCP Server and Package Install Date]

[Michael J. Hammel]

On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 22:37 -0600, David L. Anselmi wrote:
> So what value do distributions add?
> - pre-built software (the bare minimum)
> - correct dependencies
> - upgrades that work
> Is there something more fundamental than those?

That's about it.  However, that's a lot, which anyone whose ever tried
to do LFS knows.  It's no mean feat just to build it all correctly, much
less make sure seamless upgrades work.
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Michael J. Hammel                                    Principal Software Engineer
mjhammel at graphics-muse.org                           http://graphics-muse.org
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