On Wed, 29 Aug 2001 02:49:23 +0200
Han <han@mijncomputer.nl> wrote:
> D. J. Bernstein (djb@cr.yp.to) wrote:
> >> Except, dan, the entire universe has standardized on /usr/local for
> >> addons and /usr for base components except you.
>
> > Wrong. Ever heard of Linux? Locally compiled add-on packages go into
> > /usr/local, but precompiled add-on packages go into /usr, except, of
> > course, when they go into /opt.
>
> > All of these non-constant splits cause serious problems for users. See
> > http://cr.yp.to/slashpackage/studies.html for several examples.
>
> The nasty thing about standard is that there are so many. So why would
> a new standard solve all previous problems? And what new standards
> became succesfull? And why?
So is there a clear need for all (very different) unices to converge
into one standard directory layout with policies for what to put where?
Even if there was, it would be hard
even bringing the bsds and the countless linux-distributions in line,
although several linuxes claim to be complying to a thing called FHS
(http://www.pathname.com/fhs/)
> Even in linux it is no problem whatsoever to install programs in
> /usr/local and as long as there is no standard that _everybody_ sticks
> to why not stick to a standard that everybody sticks to?
Why does he have to touch / to be happy? I don't get this? If DJB wants
to turn old unix inside out he better think about finding a chroot()ed
solution for his software, not living in fake-install ;-))
Besides, what would the good people at openpackages.org make out of a djb-built
qmail or daemontools package?
> Cya, Han.
>
-Kai.
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