----- Original Message ----- > On 02/07/2012 07:38 AM, Bohuslav Kabrda wrote: > > Hi Tom, > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > >> --- > >> > >> The section of the Packaging Guidelines covering /srv was amended > >> to > >> include /opt and /usr/local. Specifically, the following sentence > >> was > >> added: > >> > >> In addition, no Fedora package can have any files or > >> directories > >> under /opt or /usr/local, as these directories are not > >> permitted to > >> be used by Distributions in the FHS. > >> > >> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#No_Files_or_Directories_under_.2Fsrv.2C_.2Fopt.2C_or_.2Fusr.2Flocal > >> > >> --- > > > > Can I ask you where specifically you found the statement, that > > distributions cannot place their data under /opt? > > "/opt is reserved for the installation of add-on application software > packages." > > In this context, "add-on application software packages" are meant to > be > interpreted as "non-OS vendor supplied" packages. > > Ralf Again, citing FHS: "Distributions may install software in /opt, but must not modify or delete software installed by the local system administrator without the assent of the local system administrator." How can this be interpreted as "non-OS vendor supplied"? -- Regards, Bohuslav "Slavek" Kabrda. -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
