Re: /opt/ again (was Re: FreeBSD-like approach for Debian? [was: ...])
Tuesday, September 14, 1999, 3:53:40 PM, Raul wrote:
> Actually, the biggest problem with Windows is that it's not a standard.
But it is.
> DOS was, and the MS Office is to some degree, but Windows hasn't been
> very standard.
> There are many parts of the system which are undocumented, for which
> source is not available, and which change from release to release.
That describes DOS, MS Office and Windows. So what was your point again.
It is the industry standard so designated by weight alone, nothing more. That
is the same for /opt. It was included into /opt because it had weight
elsewhere even though it was wrong to do so.
> We, at least, make the source available.
And this means, what about /opt?
--
Steve C. Lamb | I'm your priest, I'm your shrink, I'm your
ICQ: 5107343 | main connection to the switchboard of souls.
-------------------------------+---------------------------------------------
Reply to: