Marcel Telka wrote: > On Wed, 2007-01-24 at 17:07 +0100, Joerg Schilling wrote: >> Darren Reed <Darren.Reed at Sun.COM> wrote: >> >>> /usr/sfw was fairly straightforward - where we installed software that >>> was bundled but not part of ON. This was problematic for many because >>> the default paths of various environments do not include /usr/sfw. >> For me, it would be important not to confuse /usr/sfw with /usr/gnu >> and to only put GNU (FSF) software into /usr/gnu and not arbitrary free >> software (even though this software may be under the GPL). > > If I understand it correctly you want to put GNU software into /usr/gnu > and non-GNU software under /usr/sfw. Then the question is what we will > do in case when some non-GNU software (placed in our /usr/sfw) becomes a > GNU software? Will we move the software into /usr/gnu or not? >
Actually, /usr/sfw/ is going away. Binaries that don't have name conflicts belong in /usr/bin. The scenario you describe won't happen. - Bart -- Bart Smaalders Solaris Kernel Performance barts at cyber.eng.sun.com http://blogs.sun.com/barts
