Op 26 jul. 2012 10:56 schreef "Rodrigo Rivas" <rodrigorivascosta@xxxxxxxxx> het volgende: > > On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 10:48 AM, Jayesh Badwaik < jayesh.badwaik90@xxxxxxxxx > > wrote: > > > > Well, then: > > > > > > /opt -> /usr/opt > > > > > > And everyone will be happy :) > > > > No, I guess not, /usr is for vendor-supplied stuff. /opt is for personal > > stuff. That is the conflict. > > > > But then, /usr/local is for system administrator stuff, so what about? close, but no cookie. /usr/local is for locally compiled stuff where no packages are used (sysadmin!). Also, these should adhere to the Unix standards for file locations (binaries, libraries, config, etc) /opt is for third-party stuff like closed-source software. The idea is to let each such application have it's own hierarchie without cluttering the rest of the system. mvg, Guus
