Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 22:48:13 -0600 From: "Mike Meyer" <mwm-dated-1013489293.ee4b9b@mired.org> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Historical /usr/local Message-ID: <15458.1805.303462.289494@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <3C61EBB7.CC2CC725@mindspring.com> References: <B162615B7188D511955F00805F8B207840CFC5@KOGFD-MSX01> <3C61EBB7.CC2CC725@mindspring.com>
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Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> types: > Kevin.Lyons@kvaerner.com wrote: > > OK. /usr/sbin/named would be third-party. a "developed locally" example is > > a system adminstrator who writes a utility for his machine and should put it > > there? > No, named is not "third party". FreeBSD is an OEM with > regard to named (i.e. it is distributed as part of the > OS). My touchstone question is "Where do the local support people go for help if something is wrong with it?" If the answer is "The system vendors support mechanisms", then it belongs in /usr. Otherwise, it goes in /usr/local. If you have a problem with named on FreeBSD, you go to the FreeBSD lists. I claim that this puts ports in the /usr category, but that's a different flame war. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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