Sure, but I can turn that argument around too. If the software has to support 20 platforms, then your one platform that happens to use RPM is not any more special than the other 19. If they make RPMs they can charge your boss extra. Maybe your boss has a tight budget and chose to push the integration step to his/her own people.
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Good question. If I wasn't in the position of having a budget, I'd:
a) first approach the company asking me to send a link to their packages, making sure their support staff know the company expects packaged software.
b) I'd package it myself, letting my boss know my time was spent doing work the vendor should have.
Sure, but I can turn that argument around too. If the software has to support 20 platforms, then your one platform that happens to use RPM is not any more special than the other 19. If they make RPMs they can charge your boss extra. Maybe your boss has a tight budget and chose to push the integration step to his/her own people.
- Windows MSI
- RHEL/CentOS rpm
- Ubuntu/Debian dpkg
The practical amount of BSD, SmartOS and Arch users in medium and large businesses is close to 0%.