[HECnet] [PiDP-11] Re: Announcing RPM, a software packet manager for RSX-11M-PLUS --> Tcp/Ip?

[Johnny Billquist]

You mean if TCP/IP should be distributed using RPM?

It's a possibility for sure. I haven't thought much about it, but in 
fact, it could be an easy way for people to get updates.

Let me think a bit, and look at it. :-)

   Johnny

On 2020-05-31 10:04, R. Voorhorst wrote:
> Nice functionality to arrive so easily at a well-kept updated environment!
> Big question now obviously appearing:  will TCP/IP follow suit or is that not so suitable concerning the host machine?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Reindert
> 
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> Subject: Re: [PiDP-11] Re: [HECnet] Announcing RPM, a software packet manager for RSX-11M-PLUS
> 
> On 2020-05-30 22:04, Mark Matlock wrote:
>>
>>> On May 30, 2020, at 10:38 AM, Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> wrote:
>>>
>>> Since I'm on a roll today, I figure I should announce the availability of a new tool for RSX, which I think most hobbyists will find rather useful.
>>>
>>> RPM is a packet manager for RSX (it has nothing to do with the Red Hat Packet Manager, except the name).
>>
>> Johnny,
>>       I love not only the new RPM software repository tool but also all the updated software tools. A few of the software packages that RPM listed were even new to me!
> 
> You're welcome. And have have *lots* of more software. It will just take a lot of time to work through it all and create packages for it.
> 
>>       Also, I was behind in getting the latest versions of your NEMA, MKE and several others. This will make it very easy to stay current.
> 
> Similar problem to my own... What version did I now have on that machine? Did I do any updates since I last installed there? What software do I actually have? And where is it...?
> 
>>      Thanks for this and also thanks for the latest version of your TCP/IP system.
> 
> Happy to provide it. And it looks like it has already seen some action, based on the ftp logs at MIM... :-)
> 
>     Johnny
> 

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