UNIX admin writes: > > I never liked the /etc/opt/apache2, and so on that > > some distributions > > did as sometimes it wasn't clear which apache2 read > > what configuration > > from where, it also made greps by lazy admins (like > > me) painful ;) > > /etc/opt/<vendor or stock symbol>/apache2/ is the clean and correct way to > deliver 3rd party configuration according to the System V standard. > In fact, one can use this across all System V compliant operating systems, > like HP-UX and IRIX.
It's not "third party" if it's being bundled with Solaris. Nor is it really "third party" if it comes from the same vendor that supplies a given distribution. Our own rules about /opt are slightly different from the old System V rules. In addition to third party software (which does indeed belong there), we also have historically allowed (or pushed) items into /opt if there's a potential for having multiple conflicting instances of a given class of product. So, SUNWspro (the compiler suite) is off in /opt, even though it's not from a different vendor. However, more is in play here. See PSARC 2005/185 for a discussion of the issues behind deliberately placing open-source software where ordinary users might actually find it. (Again, historically, we've gone to odd pains to *hide* the nice features Solaris has. This has only confused users and created FUD. Hence the change in direction.) -- James Carlson, Solaris Networking <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sun Microsystems / 1 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677 _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
