How package management changed everything Jul 24, 2007, 14 :00 UTC (1 Talkback[s]) (6340 reads) (Other stories by Ian Murdock)
"It’s an interesting question, and one that in my opinion has a very simple answer: Package management—or, more specifically, the ability to install and upgrade software over the network in a seamlessly integrated fashion—along with the distributed development model package management enabled."