Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 00:44:14 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /usr/local abuse Message-ID: <20001211004414.D89853@dragon.nuxi.com> In-Reply-To: <14900.30676.579429.161947@nomad.yogotech.com>; from nate@yogotech.com on Sun, Dec 10, 2000 at 11:44:36PM -0700 References: <14899.43958.622675.847234@guru.mired.org> <20001210120840.C38697@vger.bsdhome.com> <14899.47196.795281.662619@zircon.seattle.wa.us> <14899.49294.958909.82912@guru.mired.org> <14899.62738.768609.598990@nomad.yogotech.com> <14899.62189.243395.903919@nomad.yogotech.com> <14900.2598.958785.326648@guru.mired.org> <200012110555.WAA34071@harmony.village.org> <14900.30029.845012.721276@guru.mired.org> <14900.30676.579429.161947@nomad.yogotech.com>
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On Sun, Dec 10, 2000 at 11:44:36PM -0700, Nate Williams wrote:
> Ahh, if we're limiting the discussio to 'OS vendor' software, then every
> OS vendor I know installs its software in /usr/bin, and /usr/lib.
David hands Nate a freshly minted copy of BSD/OS 4.2, where he will see
/usr/contrib/ burned on the CDROM (using an electron microscope of
course :-)).
> Even Sun does this with it's 'OS vendor' tools.
Uhm.. not everything. Many optional pieces from Sun installs in /opt.
The SunPro compiler suite for instance is just one example. One must add
/opt/SUNWspro/bin to their path if they want to run it.
> So, going with the 'OS vendor' argument, then all software should
> install itself in /usr, and definitely not /usr/local.
Sun shows otherwise.
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-- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
GNU is Not Unix / Linux Is Not UniX
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