[plug] Easy Installation: Linux Desktop Market

[Ryan]

On Thu, 2005-10-27 at 04:32 +0000, simon wrote:
> Alex Nordstrom (lx at se.linux.org) wrote:
> 
> > ensure you don't overwrite anything you shouldn't. Yet another reason
> > the /opt tree is a Bad Idea, but don't get me started on that.
> >
> 
> What is the idea behind /opt?
> 
> I cant see any reason for having it, isnt that what /usr/local is for?

It supposedly has its place:

http://lsbbook.gforge.freestandards.org/install-app.html

I note mailscanner now installs here, and Novell use it exclusively.

Many old unix variants use it too.  Like my beloved SCO server. *glares at it*

Ryan
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