[csw-maintainers] [policy] files/dirs in /var/opt/csw

[Peter FELECAN]

Philip Brown <phil at bolthole.com> writes:

> On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 9:33 AM, Ben Walton <bwalton at opencsw.org> wrote:
>>...
>> Currently, going forward, Phil is saying that packages shipping
>> _files_ in /var/opt/csw will be blocked from release.  It should be
>> noted that _directories_ are ok.  The rationale on this is that 'even
>> a first level tech support could create directories if required.'
>>
>> The current backing decision on not shipping files in /var/opt/csw is
>> centred around our support of a shared /opt/csw.  Please frame the
>> discussion around this from the viewpoint of a shared /opt/csw as we
>> have yet to slay that dragon.
>>
>> So: Who's for, who's against and why do you hold this position?
>
> So, to give more details, and coming from the standpoint of,
> "yes, we do support an nfs-shared, or otherwise replicated /opt/csw as
> much as possible" ---

Alright. Can you open a new policy thread for this specific issue:
"support of a NFS shared /opt/csw" and formalize the policy as you see
it, from the maintainer standpoint so that we can discuss it
specifically?

Thus, after stating the policy on that subject we can continue on the
current thread.
-- 
Peter