Hi, >>"Fabrizio" == Fabrizio Polacco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Fabrizio> The os wants things splitted by type because this is optimal Fabrizio> for their use, and I agree completely. But SW producer's Fabrizio> goal is different, and I don't think that we should oblidge Fabrizio> them to follow our scheme. The /opt proposal keeps boths Fabrizio> goals. Isolate SW packages in a hierarchy reserved for use Fabrizio> to the SW producer, AND installs splitting by type using Fabrizio> symlinks and wrapppers. Fine. Let the software developer do what they want with opt; that is for them to fill. Debian itself, being the OS vendor, does not touch /opt. What is the problem here? manoj -- Proclaim liberty throughout the land until all the inhabitants thereof. Leviticus 25:10 Manoj Srivastava <url:mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mobile, Alabama USA <url:http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/>