>   converting a binary rpm to an ebuild is doable.  but only to the
>   extent of minor dependency-checking and tracking installed files.
>   maybe someone feels like a masochist and "fixes this" sometime.

There's no need to fix anything.  As long as an RPM can get installed, the 
LSB doesn't care.

>   in short, the FHS and LSB do not produce a solution for the problem.
>   it's more defined as a non-issue, and you get pointed to /opt --
>   which according to the FHS doesn't fit either Gnome or KDE anyway.  

Why doesn't /opt work?  I've looked at the FHS section on /opt and I don't 
see what's wrong with /opt/gnome and /opt/kde.  

-- 
Daniel Carrera
Graduate Teaching Assistant.  Math Dept.
University of Maryland.  (301) 405-5137

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