Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 16:29:42 -0800 From: Bill Swingle <unfurl@dub.net> To: Kevin.Lyons@kvaerner.com Cc: des@ofug.org, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Historical /usr/local Message-ID: <20020207002942.GA24863@dub.net> In-Reply-To: <B162615B7188D511955F00805F8B207840CFC5@KOGFD-MSX01> References: <B162615B7188D511955F00805F8B207840CFC5@KOGFD-MSX01>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] /usr/sbin/named is indeed thrid party but it's part of the base system and maintained by the freebsd developers. In this case 'maintained' means importing/mergeing new versions of bind/named into the FreeBSD src tree. You'll notice that thrid party apps that are in the base system are in a different part of the src tree (/usr/src/contrib). See hier(7) for info on what the different parts of the layout are for. -Bill On Thu, Feb 07, 2002 at 12:08:33AM -0000, Kevin.Lyons@kvaerner.com wrote: > OK. /usr/sbin/named would be third-party. a "developed locally" example is > a system adminstrator who writes a utility for his machine and should put it > there? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dag-Erling Smorgrav [mailto:des@ofug.org] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 5:59 PM > > To: Lyons, Kevin KOGFD US > > Cc: jan@caustic.org; freebsd-chat@freebsd.org > > Subject: Re: Historical /usr/local > > > > > > Kevin.Lyons@kvaerner.com writes: > > > /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. > > > > /usr/local contains site-local binaries and data, i.e. binaries and > > data that are not part of the operating system itself but have been > > developed locally or obtained from third-party vendors. > > > > DES > > -- > > Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@ofug.org > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message -- -=| Bill Swingle - <unfurl@(dub.net|freebsd.org)> -=| Every message PGP signed -=| Fingerprint: C1E3 49D1 EFC9 3EE0 EA6E 6414 5200 1C95 8E09 0223 -=| "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers" Pablo Picasso [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8Ycp2UgAclY4JAiMRAmLCAKCvrNbAliAvnMS5mKr9i/OFoLThRgCfWsjj 8X6L38UtgTgCWGWYevQTdqM= =2qOv -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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