> I state things the way I do because RedHat is shipping PostgreSQL as a piece of
> bona-fide Systems software -- fundamentally part of their distribution. This
> changes all the rules -- turns them on end, in reality. While a FHS-compliant
> linux distribution that does not ship PostgreSQL would need PostgreSQL in
> /usr/local (after all, an OS upgrade could destroy it if it's installed
> elsewhere), RedHat needs it in the FHS-mandated locations, because PostgreSQL
> is part of RedHat's OS. And, I am attempting to maintain a peice that is
> shipping as part of their OS -- which gives me a slightly different point of
> view from other PostgreSQL developers/maintainers.
Sure, makes sense.
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