On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Paul Lussier wrote: > For example, the defacto standard installation location of apache was > always /usr/local/apache. RH changed that and scattered it all over the > place. Just leave it alone.
Ah, here you touch onto a unique problem with Linux. The reason Apache is normally installed in /usr/local on Sun, HP, SGI, and so on, is that it is third-party software. With Linux, it is *all* third-party software. If we followed your recommendation, /usr would be empty, and *everything* would be installed in /usr/local. Which rather defeats the purpose. Linux distro vendors face the unique problem of having to integrate disparate packages into a system as if they were designed for it. This is, in theory, where things like the FHS come in, because they can say things like "foo" should go in "/var/data/foo" or whatever. Unfortunately, the FHS has been slow to solidify, and slower to be adopted. We are getting there, but some growing pains are inevitable. > I don't need/want your help. Then why do you use the distro? As Mike says, there is nothing keeping you from downloading and building everything from source. -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not | | necessarily represent the views or policy of any other person, entity or | | organization. All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
