Update source.md according to Filesystem Hierarchy Standard #2385
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According to https://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/FHS_3.0/fhs/ch04s09.html it is recommended to install to `/usr/local` instead of `/usr`
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According to the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS), /usr/local is specifically intended for software manually installed by the system administrator (i.e., outside the distribution's package manager), which is the case for the clang + LLVM 17 tarball.
Why /usr/local is preferred over /usr