[Distutils] Re: CPAN functionality for python

[John J. Lee]

On Mon, 26 Feb 2001, Guido van Rossum wrote:
[...]
> installers, Red Hat RPMs.  (So far my experience with Windows
> installers is much more positive than with RPMs though -- RPMs forever
> seem to depend on some version of some other RPM that you don't have.)

Surely this is a function of free vs. non-free software as opposed to
which particular packaging format you are using?


John