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Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:23:32 +0100
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From: Connor Lane Smith <cls@lubutu.com>
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On 29 March 2010 14:05, Patrick Kelly <kameo76890@gmail.com> wrote:
> I was speaking strictly in terms of binary management within the system. Does no one understand what context is?

A package manager's main duty is to handle repositories and
dependencies. If we're looking at nothing more than management of
local binaries then yes, systems without it get along fine. But if you
look at the bigger picture it becomes obvious why a package manager is
necessary and isn't just for "systems that are already a mess." This
is called putting things in context.

Thanks,
cls