deb/apt vs rpm/yum - was Re: preferred linux distro for workstation usage?

[blu-Z8efaSeK1ezqlBn2x/YWAg at public.gmane.org (Edward Ned Harvey)]

> From: discuss-bounces-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org [mailto:discuss-bounces-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org] On
> Behalf Of Ryan Pugatch
> 
> Fedora vs Ubuntu).  Personally, I have had my fair share of problems
> with deb/apt and prefer rpm/yum.  But I'd love to see a solid pro/con
> list between the two because I don't have any reason to back that up
> aside from personal preference and past experience.

I don't believe there is a solid pro/con comparison between the two.  I
think they're incompatible, functionally equivalent.  Anything one can do,
the other can do too.