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On Tuesday 26 November 2002 12:23, S�bastien Taylor wrote:
> to sell you some sort of american car. There's no reason why a user need
> to look at files in /usr/lib (for example) unless he's a developer or he
> knows what he's doing...and in which case probably knows how to use a
> terminal.
exactly. the FS is nearly irrelevant. the current layout is great for servers
and multiuser systems. for single user desktops it isn't such a great way to
go, but that's only if the user actually NEEDS to root around in those dank
and dark places. which on a single user box they shouldn't. a combination of
proper package management, distro integration and desktop software can create
enough automatic behaviour and abstractions to make it a non-issue.
> I like the idea of devices appearing onto the desktop, one
> rarelly cares where the device is actually mounted.
this will be pretty common as an automatic feature on UNIX/Linux desktop in
the very near future (e.g. months). it's already available on some, but i
expect it to both improve and become more prevalent given recent deveopment
both in kernel and user land.
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Aaron J. Seigo
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"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler"
- Albert Einstein
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