-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 sean finney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Sun, Aug 28, 2005 at 09:26:16PM +0100, Roger Leigh wrote: >> sean finney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Some packages chose to place random junk in there (e.g. resolvconf). >> This is wrong. This location is for (and *only* for) file-backed >> shared memory storage, otherwise there is potential for namespace >> clashes, and it's totally disgusting. >> >> The fact that it's useful for other things should be an indication >> that we need another tmpfs mount, mounted elsewhere, rather than >> abusing a location intended for a specific, unrelated, use. > > so it's a choice between abusing a pre-existing location but standards > specified for another use, or using a non-existing location with no > standards whatsover. can't say i really like either option. more > specifically because both are not addressed in policy/fhs, i'd be worried > about an in-flow of non-standard, first-come-first-serve namespace > usage. In this case, it looks like we should standardise on something like /run. Has this been brought up with the FHS/LSB folks? This sounds like something other distributions will also need to tackle, so if it gets standardised, so much the better. Regards, Roger - -- Roger Leigh Printing on GNU/Linux? http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/ Debian GNU/Linux http://www.debian.org/ GPG Public Key: 0x25BFB848. Please sign and encrypt your mail. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Processed by Mailcrypt 3.5.8 <http://mailcrypt.sourceforge.net/> iD8DBQFDE28wVcFcaSW/uEgRAgC5AKCuXQMCDqO+2V/lemhMv4xE+H7r3wCfYEZt jVnRh6bDSaiZQS41FyySZhE= =MilK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]