Rich McClellan writes:
> On Mon, 5 Jun 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > and if we use debian methodology.... /etc/autofs/* files
>
> I don't know about this method, as I use Red Hat. It's probably
> best for Linux if you stay away from doing it the way a specific
> distro does things(*). I don't like the way the various distros are
> adding Brand Distinction by reorganizing where files go and think it
> only lends to Linux Extinction. So I cast my (worthless) ballot in
> favor of not going for new subdirs and stuff.
I strongly disagree. We have directories for a reason: clutter
reduction. When I heard that Debian puts its automount maps in
/etc/autofs, they got one gold star from me. When I see the amount of
crap that goes into /etc for a basic RedHat install, I'm not
impressed.
And when you say "the various distros...", are you sure you aren't
really saying "they're doing it differently from RedHat"? Despite what
many people may think, RedHat is not the standard.
The mere fact that different distros do some basic things differently
suggests to me that:
- most if not all distros haven't gotten it right yet
- (possibly) LSB still has more work to do.
Regards,
Richard....
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