On Mon, 24 Mar 1997, Mike Long wrote:

> >As someone else pointer out, /usr/local is the place for *local* code...
> >(That is, code built on site.)  I do _not_ want to count on the package
> >tree never conflicting with my taste in installed packages...
> 
> I don't think you understood my point.  The ports mechanism and binary
> packages are an *optional* alternative to building third-party
> software yourself.  If a package conflicts with your preferences, you
> are always free to build it yourself instead.

But I expect most people will to use some packages from the ports tree
and build some locally...  I think there should be a clean seperation
between thte two cases...
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				Jim Wise
				jim.wise@turner.com