Question about package usage of /opt

[LD 'Gus' Landis]

Hi,

  We are planning to create a package for the GT.M database,
  provided by Fidelity National Information Systems.

http://www.fidelityinfoservices.com/FNFIS/Markets/NonFinancialIndustries/Healthcare/GTM/

  Fidelity has officially secured the /opt/lsb-gtm space at
    http://www.lanana.org/lsbreg/packages/packages.txt
  and so our convention is to use names like
    /opt/lsb-gtm/5.3-003
  for the directory holding version 5.3-003 of their software.

  Once installed, NOTHING in the directory is ever changed.
  It is read/execute only. Other than a couple of standard
  libraries (which may not be installed by default), nothing
  is stored outside of this directory (/opt/lsb-gtm).

  Is this acceptable?  It does seem compatible with the fhs
  document mentioned by Daniel (below), but I don't want
  to use "old tapes".  Thank You!

Cheers,
  --ldl

daniel.holbach at ubuntu.com said:
> As far as I know, we generally prefer to not install to /opt.
> http://www.pathname.com/fhs/2.2/fhs-3.12.html - but
>  maybe that's a question that you could bring up on
>  ubuntu-devel- discuss at lists.ubuntu.com

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