Re: [SLE] Re: Leaving `/usr/local' alone

Karl Eichwalder writes:

François Pinard writes:

| I think it would be a good idea if SuSE was finding some nice way to | `/usr/local' fully alone. No `ftp', no `http', nothing, at least by | default. I think `/usr/local' should be kept for local | installations, those which occurred _once_ the Linux system has been | installed, and which are not part of the CD-ROM.

I fully agree with this. I don't want the distribution doing anything in /usr/local. That is where I put stuff I've installed myself. My understanding of the FHS is that a distribution should not put ANYTHING in /usr/local.

Unfortunately, interested ("authoritive") parties don't agree where the Linux distributor has to install ftp and http example environments. We're open to change the location, iff the FHS and the LBS make up their mind; not earlier (AFAIK) ;)

What's your proposal?

How about /var/http and /var/ftp? Would that fit with FHS? If not, how about in /usr/share? I guess for a long time the convention on ftp was /home/ftp. I never really understood the logic of that. -- Bud Rogers http://www.sirinet.net/~budr/zamm.html -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/