On Sun, 29 Sep 2013 22:03:11 -0400 Greg Woodbury <[email protected]> wrote:
> One of the most obvious things that broke booting with a > seperate /usr is not GNOMEs fault, but GRUB 2's fault. > > the move of /bin to /usr/bin (for things like cp,mv,ln,ls) came after > the breakage of /usr, but is symptomatic of some distros cavalier > attitudes to the problem. > > /usr/lib/udev..... > /usr/lib/systemd..... > > were both placed in /usr despite objections from a number of folks. > > So claims that udev and systemd are not responsible are not true. > > /usr/lib/e2initrd-helper was placed in /usr despite objections. > /usr/lib/libdevmapper* was moved despite objections... > /usr/lib/liblvm2* helpers were placed in /usr despite objections... > > There were deliberate placements of "new" or updated libraries > in /usr that were known ahead of time that would break the use of a > separate /usr filesystem. > > It was pointed out quite plainly at the time, and the placements were > made anyway, dismissing the concerns are "mere historical artifacts" > or "clinging to ancient and outmoded traditions." What were the reasons given for those changes at the time?
