Re: Proper folder for non-Debian binaries

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Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> writes:

> Denying an admin the right to create other directories in the root of
> /usr/local/ makes no sense to me.

It makes sense in the context of “this space reserved for future use”.

The operating system reserves some name spaces – including the root
directory – to allow newer versions to introduce new entries
unilaterally, knowing that any existing entry found there is *already*
in violation of the standard and should be removed.

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Ben Finney

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Proper folder for non-Debian binaries Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-04-19 14:40 +0200
  Re: Proper folder for non-Debian binaries Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-04-19 15:10 +0200
    Re: Proper folder for non-Debian binaries Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-04-19 19:50 +0200
      Re: Proper folder for non-Debian binaries Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2017-04-19 20:00 +0200
        Re: Proper folder for non-Debian binaries Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2017-04-20 05:50 +0200
      Re: Proper folder for non-Debian binaries David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-04-19 20:30 +0200
        Re: Proper folder for non-Debian binaries Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 21:10 +0200
          Re: Proper folder for non-Debian binaries David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-04-20 05:00 +0200
        Re: Proper folder for non-Debian binaries Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-04-20 02:10 +0200
          Re: Proper folder for non-Debian binaries Ben Finney <bignose@debian.org> - 2017-04-20 06:00 +0200
            Re: Proper folder for non-Debian binaries Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-04-20 07:00 +0200

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