Michael Goetze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I just had a look. It is very similar to the NetBSD layout (which is > > very largely unchanged from 4.4BSD). There are some annoying > > differences, including /opt vs /usr/pkg, the whole BSD concept of > > libdata and libexec, etc. However, the overall ideas seem to be > > pretty much similar. > > You'll be happy to find out that debian doesn't put anything in /opt. > And /usr/pkg is what we're trying to replace, isn't it?
Not necessarily. In the NetBSD world, we like distinguishing "third party" apps from our own apps. /usr/pkg is somewhat convenient for that. It may not be what we do "someday" but for now it is a useful convention. -- Perry E. Metzger [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- NetBSD Development, Support & CDs. http://www.wasabisystems.com/
