On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, Joseph Carter wrote: > LTNT.. => > > On Mon, Feb 22, 1999 at 03:45:43AM -0800, George Bonser wrote: > > > > Sbin is for system run binaries, daemons, etc. This sounds appropriate > > > > here. > > > > > > sbin is for STATIC binaries. For some reason none of the Linux dists > > > (unless slackware does and the knghtbrd package has a memleak) actually > > > use it as designed. > > > > Uhm, I have always been taught that sbin is for things used by superuser. > > Things the sysadmin or system needs but that you want out of the general > > user's path. > > This has become the definition but that wasn't the original purpose..
The original purpose of /usr was for user's home directories. Original purpose arguments aren't very useful.. Jules /----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------\ | Jelibean aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 6 Evelyn Rd | | Jules aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Richmond, Surrey | | Julian Bean | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | TW9 2TF *UK* | +----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------+ | War doesn't demonstrate who's right... just who's left. | | When privacy is outlawed... only the outlaws have privacy. | \----------------------------------------------------------------------/
