Re: mac disk image images

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From: peter (Peter da Silva)
Subject: Re: mac disk image images
Date: 02:43 on 02 Jun 2006
> > There should be a "/Local/Applications" by default to drag stuff into 
> > and install stuff into, and "/Applications" should be stuff that only 
> > Apple fucks with.

> Right-o, you're looking for ~/Applications. 

No. That's the third option for shared computers.

> My guess, and it's only an educated one, is that it's because muddling 
> core apps with user installed ones in the same directory hasn't proven 
> to be an issue for the vast majority of people.

I've had to help people clean up the results after they upgraded from
one version of Mac OS to another more times than I want to think about.

And remember when they created a new "Applications (OS 9)" folder to help
people leave the OS 8 stuff behind cleanly?

It's proven to be an issue, but not enough of one to escape the reality
distortion field.

There's stuff above here

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