[Guidelines Change] Changes to the Packaging Guidelines

Bohuslav Kabrda bkabrda at redhat.com
Tue Feb 7 08:25:59 UTC 2012


----- Original Message -----

> On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Bohuslav Kabrda < bkabrda at redhat.com
> > wrote:

> > 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."
> 

> > How can this be interpreted as "non-OS vendor supplied"?
> 

> This is one of many places in which FHS is vague but that's the
> common interpretation all distributions rely on

> Rahul

"Distributions may install software in /opt" 

What do you find vague about this sentence? 

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Regards, 
Bohuslav "Slavek" Kabrda. 
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