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Re: /opt and non-free

Hi,
>>"Andreas" == Andreas Jellinghaus <aj@dungeon.inka.de> writes:

Andreas> IMO it's for packages like StarOffice 3.1, or ADABAS
Andreas> D. theese are uge packages of commercial software, and /opt
Andreas> is the best place to install them. it doesn't make sence to
Andreas> split their files into /usr/bin, /usr/lib, /etc, /var/spool,
Andreas> /var/lib etc. if you only want to test them, or if their
Andreas> paths are hard coded.

	What's wrong with /usr/local? That is where my local (or for
 test) packages go into, and /usr/local/adabas would work just as well
 as /opt.

	I am still undecided about what /opt should be used for, but I
 don't want to throw it away on local/test packages. I'll wait for the
 FHS rationale.

	manoj

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