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On Wed, 11 Jun 2003, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote:

> I think we should work towards a policy where we say "these
> directories belong to the system.  Don't install your own things there
> until you know exactly what you are doing.".  That would greatly
> simplify the job of keeping things up to date.

I don't disagree with that in concept, but we need to keep the issue of
using ports to replace base system elements in scope with this
discussion. I'd be hesitant to move forward with any approach that
increases the monolithic conglomeration view of the base.

Doug

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