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From: Evan Powers <powers.161@osu.edu>
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Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 19:42:58 -0400
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On Monday 21 April 2003 09:53 am, DJ Cozatt wrote:
> I have often wondered why gnome and kde do
> not go in /opt.

There's been a lot of careful thought put into the current placement of g=
nome=20
and kde; placing them in /opt was considered, but rejected. Gentoo doesn'=
t=20
violate the LSB lightly, it's done for very specific and powerful reasons=
=2E

Search the Gentoo website, forums, and mailing list archives for "LSB" an=
d=20
you'll get the reasoning, as well as the flame war that periodically=20
surrounds it.

Evan

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