/opt

Article:		It's a Cycle of Life Thing: Managing Linux Releases
Subject:		/opt
Date:		2003-03-21 06:14:34
From:		anonymous2

The FHS specifies "/opt" for the same function as BSD's "/packages". Now, if only the distributors would start to use it. I can understand not using it for GNOME and KDE, but OpenOffice and other end user applications should.