Re: /opt/ again (was Re: FreeBSD-like approach for Debian? [was: ...])
On Wed, Sep 15, 1999 at 02:45:24PM +0200, Marek Habersack wrote:
> * Steve Lamb said:
> > Again, please do not reply above. It is rude.
> No, it might be inconvenient for YOU, but it's not rude. You are rude, all
> the time.
>
> > Tuesday, September 14, 1999, 3:34:05 PM, Jonathan wrote:
> > > On Tue, 14 Sep 1999, Steve Lamb wrote:
> > >> Then why /home/ftp instead of /ftp? Why /var/htdocs instead of /www?
> > > How do you know I don't do just that, via symlinks? I bet you'd never have
> > > guessed I have /usr/src/linux symlinked to /sys
> >
> > OK, now argue it as a standard for everyone as /opt is.
> /opt is a de-facto standard. By usage. By tradition. By habit. By convence.
If i remember well, /opt is a Systeme 5 stuff, will /usr/local is a BSD stuff,
taken over by most linux distribs these days. on my sun, i have a /opt but no
/usr/local for example.
Friendly,
Sven LUTHER
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