OpenDS Integration into OpenSolaris [ LSARC/2008/691 FastTrack timeout 11/19/2008]

[James Carlson]

Jyri Virkki writes:
> James Carlson wrote:
> > I think I agree, but it's a precedent-setting change of policy, and
> > clearly worth a review.
> 
> I'm curious what is the perceived change here?

As strange as it may seem, we've used /opt for components that ship
with Solaris in the past where the intent was to allow for different
(and possibly conflicting) alternatives to be installed at the same
time.  I'd expected that OpenDS was in the same class.

The line between how things are packaged for shipping and what's
considered "bundled" in the OS can be blurry at times -- SXDE had that
in spades.

If the assertion is that it's not one of those things, and we're not
just changing how we're shipping it, but are now calling it a
"bundled" part of the OS, then I agree that the move becomes obvious.

> If the proposal was to do away with /opt and migrate it to /usr then
> sure, that'd be quite the new precedent to discuss! I don't think that
> was the case here though.

OK.

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