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From: Kevin.Lyons@kvaerner.com
To: jan@caustic.org
Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org
Subject: RE: Historical /usr/local
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 23:57:10 -0000 
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/usr is "local" to the machine.  /usr/local is also "local".  I guess the
only case when /usr is not local is if its nfs mounted-but that can't be the
reason.  I realize the convention is that add-on programs go to /usr/local
similar to /opt in slowaris but the terminology or historical basis eludes
me.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: f.johan.beisser [mailto:jan@caustic.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 5:48 PM
> To: Lyons, Kevin KOGFD US
> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: Re: Historical /usr/local
> 
> 
> On Wed, 6 Feb 2002 Kevin.Lyons@kvaerner.com wrote:
> 
> > Does anyone know the reason we have a /usr/local and a 
> /usr?  /usr/local
> > would seem to be implied.
> 
> care to expound on that a little? i'm not sure i understand 
> the question..
> 
> -------/ f. johan beisser /--------------------------------------+
>   http://caustic.org/~jan                      jan@caustic.org
>     "John Ashcroft is really just the reanimated corpse
>          of J. Edgar Hoover." -- Tim Triche
> 

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