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On Wednesday 27 November 2002 04:08, Kevin Anderson wrote:
> registry. The idea of 1 central repository for all config information just
> blows.
indeed.
> I wish there was more standardization among distros (and I'll include
> Solaris, *BSD, AIX, etc in that statement), but it won't happen any time
> soon.
which is why Debian, SuSe, Mandrake, Connectiva, Red Hat, SCO Linux have all
shipped versions that implement the FHS (file hierarchy standard)? and
others, such as Solaris (probably others, as well) are moving towards it as
their standard.
> Don't try to sell me on LSB, everything I read about LSB leaves me
> with the impression that it's all talk and no action. LSB should lay down
> a complete outline that cannot be broken. IE.
>
> Temp files all go in /tmp
> Config files all go into a subdirectory for the application, under /etc
> (/etc/samba/smb.conf, for example)
> All binary applications go into /bin
> All scripts go into /blah
> blah blah blah
you just described the FHS which is at v2.2 last time i checked. the LSB
requires that the FHS be followed.
the people working on the LSB aren't stupid. slow, perhaps. but not stupid.
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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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