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Considering most unix software is written on linux for linux these days, and has been for many years, its extremely unlikely what you say is true.
by throwaway2048 7y ago
Considering most unix software is written on linux for linux these days, and has been for many years, its extremely unlikely what you say is true.
- icedchai 7y agoTake a look here: https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Directory-Variables.html https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Directory-Varia... "The default value of prefix should be /usr/local" On traditional Unix systems, /usr was reserved for the operating system. /usr/local is 3rd party software. This is how Solaris behaves. This is how the BSD's behave. The Linux approach is the exception, not the rule.
- throwaway2048 7y agothe fact that 99(.99?)% of modern unix systems are linux systems makes it the rule, not the exception.
- icedchai 7y agoWhat you say is true. I can see it both ways. There's also the issue that Linux is "only" the kernel, so all software is third party software. There is no differentiation between "core OS" and "third party" like you have on other platforms.