[techtalk] source vs. rpm?

[Jeff Dike]

jennifer at gate.net said:
> There are certain things that you will and should never use an rpm
> for.. for example.. apache.  

Why not?  If you've got a server that you take seriously and want control over 
what modules (and what versions) go into it, you build from source.  But for 
your generic server that serves up random html, the one that comes with the 
system (and from an rpm on my box) seems to work just great.

				Jeff