Was it Collins Richey who wrote on Tuesday 01 January 2002 00:18:
> On Mon, 31 Dec 2001 16:04:23 -0800 Ted Ozolins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Monday 31 December 2001 03:48 pm, you wrote:
> > > On Mon, 31 Dec 2001 15:40:55 -0800 (PST) Net Llama <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > > > --- Ted Ozolins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > are mandrake and elx the only distros that do not place kde in
> > > > > /opt???
> > > >
> > > > Redhat
> > >
> > > gentoo. It's really anti-LSB to use /opt for much of anything.
> > > gentoo intends to use /opt only for binary-only packages.
> >
> > Ok, then according to the LSB where should Kde, Gnome, Xfce and etc. be
> > placed?
>
> As I understand it, in the /usr hierarchy like any other program. I know,
> I know, that sucks, but that's the current drift. It does make it a
> little more difficult (impossible?) to run multiple kde/gnome releases,
> although the latest gnome claims to be installible and usable alongside
> the previous gnome.
I thought the idea behind /opt for programs was that you could update your
system without touching it; This never works anyhow unless you have gigabytes
of libraries and nothing ever breaks compatability.
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Declan Moriarty
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