I have to say I've wondered this. You can't say that it's all system files in<nobr> <wbr></nobr>/usr/bin, because then what differentiates that from<nobr> <wbr></nobr>/bin or<nobr> <wbr></nobr>/sbin? I've always thought that<nobr> <wbr></nobr>/usr/local/ is where I put my own installed software (sometimes an external installer, sometimes compiled.)
Then again, I've never understood the use of<nobr> <wbr></nobr>/opt either. Regardless, a tool or system of organization is best when it can be fluid. The way I see it, just because the original directory structure was built to be laid out a certain way, that doesn't mean that the differences in the way we use our computers now can't be accomodated within the current system creatively. Thus, people are going to do things differently (even, and especially within the GNU/Linux world.) And that's okay -- some ways will inevitably work better than others. Maybe the old ways, maybe not.
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Re:/usr/local
Posted by: gonzeaux on April 26, 2006 05:20 PMThen again, I've never understood the use of<nobr> <wbr></nobr>/opt either. Regardless, a tool or system of organization is best when it can be fluid. The way I see it, just because the original directory structure was built to be laid out a certain way, that doesn't mean that the differences in the way we use our computers now can't be accomodated within the current system creatively. Thus, people are going to do things differently (even, and especially within the GNU/Linux world.) And that's okay -- some ways will inevitably work better than others. Maybe the old ways, maybe not.
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