Putting files into a /opt folder for cross-platform compatibility

[Scott Kitterman]

On Wednesday, August 08, 2012 05:45:27 PM Michael Hall wrote:
> Installing into /opt/extras.ubuntu.com/<packagename>/ is the current
> policy when submitting through MyApps for the Extras repository.

Which itself seems to be an FHS violation since AFAICT the extras.ubuntu.com 
namespace hasn't been properly registered (although it may wall be in 
progress, I don't know).

Scott K