[indiana-discuss] what's next?

[Jeff Abbott]

Geoffrey Teale wrote:

> Conary, as used by rPath and Foresight linux is also pretty darn 
> interesting, and explicitly designed to handle multiple derived distros.

Conary is very cool, and it's very different from other package and 
software management solutions.  That difference, however, is a 
double-edged sword in that it also brings new kinds of complexity with 
it, and requires most everyone involved learn a new set of tools and 
concepts.  Not that these costs necessarily outweigh the benefits of 
Conary -- or any other paradigm-shifting package manager -- but they do 
need to be considered.

Thanks,
Jeff