"Vincent" == Vincent Renardias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Vincent> For the sake of compatibily with what? No other Linux Vincent> currently uses it or plans to; As for the other Unix systems; Hm, I thought it was our long-term goal all along to comply with the FHS. The question here is whether the Linux dists are so stuck in their ways that the FHS should drop this particular requirement. I didn't think Debian was. Vincent> of the other Unixen boxes summed up Linux can and should follow conventions when they have technical merit (arguable in this case). Vincent> gratuitous policy change just 'because some others are doing Vincent> so' and I hope we won't start now. Unfortunately this is only the beginning -- one of many little issues the members of the LSB have to agree on to ensure compatibility. --------------------- PGP E4 70 6E 59 80 6A F5 78 63 32 BC FB 7A 08 53 4C __ _ Debian GNU Johnie Ingram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> mm mm / /(_)_ __ _ ___ __ "netgod" irc.debian.org mm mm / / | | '_ \| | | \ \/ / m m m / /__| | | | | |_| |> < Yes, I'm Linus, and I am your God. mm mm \____/_|_| |_|\__,_/_/\_\ -- Linus, keynote address, Expo 98 GO BLUE
