[Guidelines Change] Changes to the Packaging Guidelines

[Ralf Corsepius]

On 02/07/2012 07:38 AM, Bohuslav Kabrda wrote:
> Hi Tom,
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>> ---
>>
>> The section of the Packaging Guidelines covering /srv was amended to
>> include /opt and /usr/local. Specifically, the following sentence was
>> added:
>>
>>    In addition, no Fedora package can have any files or directories
>>    under /opt or /usr/local, as these directories are not permitted to
>>    be used by Distributions in the FHS.
>>
>> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#No_Files_or_Directories_under_.2Fsrv.2C_.2Fopt.2C_or_.2Fusr.2Flocal
>>
>> ---
>
> Can I ask you where specifically you found the statement, that distributions cannot place their data under /opt?

"/opt is reserved for the installation of add-on application software 
packages."

In this context, "add-on application software packages" are meant to be 
interpreted as "non-OS vendor supplied" packages.

Ralf