Hey all, I'm just thinking of ways to make pdaxrom's use even more simpler for the less linux-savvy amongst us, and my mind wanders to package management.
There are quite a few packs available to us as it stands, but the pdaxrom's 'feed' system has a pretty limited selection. When I use a major distro like Debian or NetBSD, I have a huge ports collection to choose from. Granted, theres a lot less people making packages for our Zs, but still. I don't understand why we are using seperate packaging process for different OS flavors on the Z. We are all on the same platform, we should all decide on one package format and pattern to use so we have more options. So, a few questions
1) Can packages from OZ, etc be installed under pdaxrom? Or are there too many differences between the varying kernels to make this possible? If so, what are the differences, and how can we equalize them to play nicely with eachother?
2) So, pdaXrom uses ipkg, OZ uses what? Can we cooperate on a ports collection compiled for the xscale/arm architecture as opposed to specific builds?
3) Will precompiled binaries for previous xscale/arm builds on distros like debian/gnu's ports collections function with our machines?
4) I understand there is a debian/gnu variant for the Z, will its apt-get draw from debian's ports collection? If so, then I don't see why we can't get them to work under pdaxrom.
5) Is the pdaxrom feed the authoritative package source right now? I know there are about 9000 personal package collections out there, why arent these consolidated? Is it a question of bandwidth and serving? What is the hold-up here?
My Zaurus nirvana is a land where everyone is cooperating for maximum compatibility between each other. I know there is some spirited rivalry between pdaxrom and OZ-land, and that's fine. However, I think it's best to realize that we all run the same niche hardware, and we might as well try and give ourselves as many package choices as possible. My dream would be simply apt-get'ing from the Z and having it just plain work.
