From owner-freebsd-current Mon Dec 11 3:59:25 2000 From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 11 03:59:19 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2265E37B742 for ; Mon, 11 Dec 2000 03:58:17 -0800 (PST) Received: from relay.nuxi.com (nuxi.cs.ucdavis.edu [169.237.7.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B8C3F6E2E56 for ; Mon, 11 Dec 2000 00:45:36 -0800 (PST) Received: from dragon.nuxi.com (Ipittythefoolthattrustsident@trang.nuxi.com [209.152.133.57]) by relay.nuxi.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id AAA56025; Mon, 11 Dec 2000 00:44:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from obrien@NUXI.com) Received: (from obrien@localhost) by dragon.nuxi.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) id eBB8iER89957; Mon, 11 Dec 2000 00:44:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from obrien) Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 00:44:14 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" To: Nate Williams Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /usr/local abuse Message-ID: <20001211004414.D89853@dragon.nuxi.com> Reply-To: current@FreeBSD.ORG 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> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <14900.30676.579429.161947@nomad.yogotech.com>; from nate@yogotech.com on Sun, Dec 10, 2000 at 11:44:36PM -0700 X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT Organization: The NUXI BSD group X-Pgp-Rsa-Fingerprint: B7 4D 3E E9 11 39 5F A3 90 76 5D 69 58 D9 98 7A X-Pgp-Rsa-Keyid: 1024/34F9F9D5 Sender: obrien@NUXI.com Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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. -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org) GNU is Not Unix / Linux Is Not UniX To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message