[moltke]

I still don't understand what's wrong with writing eg spec files and letting yum/rpm manage the packages. That's what we do where I work.

[Koshkin]

You don't say. I hear people keep reinventing operating systems in their free time, even. Insane.

Except I personally do not mind this kind of churn. Bring it on, the more the merrier! Having choice is good, and one day someone will strike a gold nugget, no doubt.