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It is worth emphasising that '''AT NO TIME''' is there '''any''' mention of a GNU/Linux Distribution which makes sole and exclusive use of SSL as the method for distribution of applications. | It is worth emphasising that '''AT NO TIME''' is there '''any''' mention of a GNU/Linux Distribution which makes sole and exclusive use of SSL as the method for distribution of applications. | ||
=== Package Management: Dependencies (libraries) === | |||
Apt and Yum have the capability to store not just applications but also libraries, including version numbers. An application may specify that it is dependent on a particular library including the version number (as a range). | |||
The use of such version control and dependencies will help dramatically cut the duplication of UI libraries which are inevitably going to be deployed, even amongst B2G Team Members let alone application developers. | |||
The context here is that B2G could potentially expand to having 100,000+ applications in stores: devices simply do not have unlimited bandwidth or storage capacity to keep on downloading hundreds of copies, identical or otherwise, of jquery or any other javascript library. | |||
=== SSL as a host-orientated App Distribution System === | === SSL as a host-orientated App Distribution System === | ||