We knew[1] it was wrong in the 1990s, but /usr/local is a "best practice", and these people who believe "best practices" are more important than solid engineering breed faster.
The Zen of Python just says that there is one and preferably only one obvious way to do it. It doesn't say anything about whether that way is right or wrong.
We knew[1] it was wrong in the 1990s, but /usr/local is a "best practice", and these people who believe "best practices" are more important than solid engineering breed faster.
Camacho for president 2020.
[1]: http://cr.yp.to/slashpackage/studies.html