Re:Ask HN: What is the best Linux distro for a development l...
by josteink on Sunday January 08, 2017 @03:43AM
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Which is why dnf doesn't.
But dnf doesn't break your script or force every script in the universe to reimplement the same polling loop, because it's implemented one place, centrally, so everyone else can forget this problem even exists.
dnf clearly does the right thing here, while apt causes breakage. I don't see how anyone can argue anything else.
It's not KISS if everyone else has to work around your shortcomings. Then it's just inadequacy.
But dnf doesn't break your script or force every script in the universe to reimplement the same polling loop, because it's implemented one place, centrally, so everyone else can forget this problem even exists.
dnf clearly does the right thing here, while apt causes breakage. I don't see how anyone can argue anything else.
It's not KISS if everyone else has to work around your shortcomings. Then it's just inadequacy.