An idea for a new development model

[Bruce Dubbs]

Randy McMurchy wrote:
> Jeremy Huntwork wrote these words on 08/15/07 07:20 CST:
> 
>> I would love to see some sort of proper support for PM go into LFS, but 
>> that all depends on the community...
> 
> I'll go on record as -1.
> 
> I feel we should mention it, provide links to the various alternatives,
> and drive on. We are not a distribution. We are a book that shows how
> to compile Linux from scratch. Let's don't forget that.
> 
> Package management is beyond the scope of showing how to compile
> packages (and which packages to compile).

I agree with Randy.

Having said that, I am not opposed to a PM hint (which already exists)
or even a entirely new project "PM for LFS".  A relatively small book
that explains package management and one (or more) methods may be a nice
compliment to the existing LFS projects.

  -- Bruce