[Rpm-maint] Re: [lsb-discuss] [packaging] RFC: Berlin Packaging API

[Dan Kegel]

<robert.schweikert at mathworks.com> wrote:
>  ISVs MUST have the option to let their customers
>  install an application without root access.
>
>  Being able to tell the underlying system what is being installed and
>  where it is being installed is a convenience for the user and/or the
>  system administrator.

Apps that are installed without root access should not
be announced to the package manager.  I must not be
understanding what you're saying.
- Dan