Storing third-party software
On many UNIX-like systems the directory structure under /usr/local is
reserved for applications and files which are independent of the
system's software management. This convention is the reason why most
software developers expect their software to be installed under
/usr/local. NetBSD has no /usr/local directory, but it can be created
manually if needed. NetBSD does not care about anything installed
under /usr/local, so this task is left to you as the system
administrator.