On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:18:05 -0600 (CST), "Mike Miller" <mbmiller at taxa.epi.umn.edu> said: > > I'm guessing that it would be possible to write a package management > program would allow you to use three or four standard package formats and > manage all the dependencies, etc. > > Mike Yes, but just because something's possible doesn't mean it's useful. There's no reason you'd want to do this since you'd have to roll your own packages in each format to satisfy cross format dependencies and configuration compatibility. At that point, you might as well just stick to one package format.