On May 1, 2006, at 7:35 PM, Stephen Hahn wrote:

> * Laszlo (Laca) Peter <laca at sun.com> [2006-05-01 10:17]:
>> On Mon, 2006-05-01 at 07:39 -0700, Alan Coopersmith wrote:
>>> Jeremy Teo wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I've been following this thread from some time and I would just  
>>>> like
>>>> to clarify the following:
>>>>
>>>> 1. What is the key difference between /usr/sfw, /usr/gnu, and the
>>>> Companion CD?
>>>>
>>>>> From what I understand:
>>>>
>>>> /usr/sfw: A mistake, and now everything that is stable should be  
>>>> moved
>>>> into /usr
>>>
>>> Everything that doesn't have the same name as an existing thing  
>>> in /usr
>>> should be moved.
>>
>> So shouldn't everything in /usr/sfw that has the same name as an
>> existing thing in /usr be moved to /usr/gnu (after officially
>> defining it) or shouldn't we just redefine the role of /usr/sfw
>> and not create /usr/gnu?
>
>   Although I normally like to reuse stuff, I think we should introduce
>   /usr/gnu as a precise way of identifying the "alternative commands
>   environment" it represents.

Shouldn't an "alternative commands environment" live in /opt ???
In this case /opt/gnu




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