From: matt Date: 2007-01-14T03:42:50+09:00 Subject: Re: A Heartfelt Plea for a Universal Open Source Package Management System > Under the same question, why can't a gem be a DEB, or why can't a perl > package be a GEM, or a gem a perl package, or an R package, or a port? > > -- > Chris Carter > concentrationstudios.com > brynmawrcs.com > The point was that there be a universal packaging system. I don't think anyone would mind using Baltar's QQQ packing system if it was universal, open source, extensible, and worked as advertised. I'm all for a universal packaging system. But I'll settle just for a universal reusable Ruby system. Gems, Plugins, Engines, Components ... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot ? Matt