Stefan Krusche <linux@???> wrote:

> What is the difference between "below /usr/local"
> and "in /usr/local" for directory "/usr/local/something"?! (as referred
> to in this section of the debian policy.)

AIUI, "in" means those items that are directly within the directory, while "below" means those items within other directories.
So /usr/local/foo is "in" /usr/local and /usr/local/something/foo is "below" /usr/local. I'm not sure which designation /usr/local/something (being a directory rather than a file) comes under.

Simon