> While that's true, I think it's important to remember that we're
> designing Debian for our users. As I see it, creating these
> directories, and possibly even supplying some documentation
> suggesting how they might be used, would be a good thing for our
> users. And, I don't see that the existence of these directories
> would create any problems for our users or our developers.
In my opinion, the installation guide should suggest creating an /opt
partition if the user intends to install commercial software like
Applixware, Civilization or the Oracle RDBMS, but nothing else should
be done.
