Re: tlug: make /usr/local/ a link to /usr/ ?

[Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>]

On Fri, 20 Nov 1998, Michael Casinghino wrote:

> I have moral objections to making distinctions between /usr/local/ and
> /usr/.  I mean isn't _everything_ local?  Really?  Is there a reason I
> shouldn't do this?
> 

well, the distinction is a historical one.  sort of.  basically, /usr is
for stuff that's part of the core OS, ie, when you install TurboLinux, it
doesn't put any files in /usr/local, since a distribution shouldnt do
that.  /usr/local is for stuff that you go out and download and install
yourself - ie, third party stuff that's not packaged by us (or any other
distribution vendor).  

Suggested reading : FHS documents...

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Scott M. Stone <sstone@example.com, sstone@example.com>
Head of TurboLinux Development/Systems Administrator
Pacific HiTech, Inc (USA) / Pacific HiTech, KK (Japan)


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