[CentOS] Why is yum not liked by some?

Les Mikesell wrote:
[snip]
> I think that might be a reasonable starting point. But it doesn't solve
> the problem of attempting updates as a repository is being modified. You
> have to work around that even if you do your own snapshot copies.

If you run the repo, you can control it so machines aren't trying to
update during the (very short time) that you are running createrepo.

If you don't run your own repo, then all bets are off.  Of course, if you
don't run your own repo, how are you going to be sure the older version of
any give package is there when you want to install it?

-- 
William Hooper