Re: /opt/ again (was Re: FreeBSD-like approach for Debian? [was: ...])
On Tue, Sep 14, 1999 at 02:01:04PM -0700, Steve Lamb wrote:
> /usr/local, where you're going to keep local, custom builds of
> things, is going to be mounted on a live CD so it isn't writable. Thus
> making the whole concept of local modifications (which is what /opt
> things *are*) moot. No, not enough.
What happens to /usr/local is determined by the sysadmin, not by us,
not by commercial software vendors, not by the system users (unless the
sysadmin grants permission).
Why do you want to break this arrangement?
--
Raul
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