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[Sergio Tortosa Benedito <sertorbe@xxxxxxxxx>]

If we had to change distribution one of the most important to discuss 
would be which type of packages should be used (rpm, deb ...) and 
whether we want elementary as rolling release or not.

Now my two cents, if I had to choose one package management one option 
to keep in mind would be pisi, it seems to me a great package type 
(it's written in python and the packages use xml and python) while I 
don't really like the fact that it is written in python, xml and python 
should be very easy to use.

However, I would really like to see elementary as half-rolling release, 
this is, the core (audio, graphics) are frozen and only updates to fix 
security problems, however the other components follow the traditional 
rolling release model. Maybe it would be better if this roling release 
would be a conservative one.With rolling release we could "delete" 
versions.Also, rolling release would be more on pair on elementary's 
launch model "when it's ready".

El mar, 9 de jul 2013 a las 11:07 ,Sergey Shnatsel Davidoff 
<sergey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> escribió: 
> > ...but it is a good idea to make elementary packages available on as
> > many platforms as possible.
> > It gives more publicity and more chances of finding newer developers.
>
> +1
>
> People who are not convinced and want more info on the topic can hit 
> me up for a lecture on "Why it's important to have downstreams and 
> spread your technology".
>
> --
> Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff
> OS architect @ elementary