[Guidelines Change] Changes to the Packaging Guidelines

[Bohuslav Kabrda]

----- Original Message -----
> Once upon a time, Bohuslav Kabrda <bkabrda at redhat.com> said:
> > "Distributions may install software in /opt"
> > 
> > What do you find vague about this sentence?
> 
> That's not the sentence (if you're going to quote something, make
> sure
> you quote the whole thing); you left out the rest: "but must not
> modify
> or delete software installed by the local system administrator
> without
> the assent of the local system administrator."
> 
> Since package management tools don't have any good way to obtain the
> assent of the system adminitrator before overwriting files in /opt,
> distributions steer clear of /opt.
> 
> --
> Chris Adams <cmadams at hiwaay.net>
> Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
> I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.

Yes, you are right, you have to quote the whole thing:
"The directories /opt/bin, /opt/doc, /opt/include, /opt/info, /opt/lib, and /opt/man are reserved for local system administrator use."

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Regards,
Bohuslav "Slavek" Kabrda.