Quoting T.C. Hollingsworth (2013-08-16 02:40:12) > On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 3:35 PM, Jonas Smedegaard <d...@jones.dk> wrote: > > Quoting T.C. Hollingsworth (2013-08-15 22:23:27) > >> On 08/15/2013 05:53 AM, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > >>> My proposed /usr/share/javascript is equally ugly, slightly > >>> longer, also less likely to clash, and additionally is usable > >>> offline. > >>> > >>> What I suggest is that Debian and Fedora (and other distros) do > >>> _not_ coordinate on a unified path to use, but mirror in html the > >>> filesystem path (relative from the root of the local system) where > >>> the files are actually stored - so as to support offline use > >>> (where applicable).
[...] > > [...] I would appreciate you elaborating more on why you find it a > > bad approach: Slashdot is irrelevant to me. > > There's nothing wrong with it, I just think we should have something > shorter and less likely to result in an uproar. I'm happy with making > it work, so you can just share /usr/share/doc as /doc and everything > can work fine. That makes a lot of sense to me. > > It doesn't make any sense to me to hardcode a filesystem path into > applications written in dynamic languages that you'll never be able to > just open with Firefox anyway. There's a reason there's a separate > namespace for content served over HTTP. [...] > Lots of different developers from various distros were able to agree > on adding a directory (/run) to the root hierarchy! Surely we can > agree on standardizing on a couple directories in /usr/share, where we > have free reign according to the FHS anyway. > > >> We seem to at least both be happy with /usr/share/javascript. > > > > If you are also happy with that, then yes. Thanks again for clarifying. Unfortunately that means we do **not* agree on any points. - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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