[Guidelines Change] Changes to the Packaging Guidelines

[Marcela Mašláňová]

On 02/07/2012 09:21 AM, Rahul Sundaram wrote:
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> On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Bohuslav Kabrda <bkabrda at redhat.com
> <mailto:bkabrda at redhat.com>> wrote:
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>     Again, citing FHS:
>     "Distributions may install software in /opt, but must not modify or
>     delete software installed by the local system administrator without
>     the assent of the local system administrator."
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>     How can this be interpreted as "non-OS vendor supplied"?
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> This is one of many places in which FHS is vague but that's the common
> interpretation all distributions rely on
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> Rahul
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FHS is "vague" about this one, so the installation into /opt was
forbidden. UsrMove was against FHS and it passed. I guess it need better
explanation, then you gave us.

Marcela