Ben Finney composed on 2017-04-20 13:53 (UTC+1000): > Felix Miata wrote:
>> Denying an admin the right to create other directories in the root of >> /usr/local/ makes no sense to me. > It makes sense in the context of “this space reserved for future use”. > The operating system reserves some name spaces – including the root > directory – to allow newer versions to introduce new entries > unilaterally, knowing that any existing entry found there is *already* > in violation of the standard and should be removed. Again, /usr/local/ to other than a sysadmin I read to be defined as read-only, so I don't see how "reserved for future use" (absent from http://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/FHS_3.0/fhs/ch04s09.html BTW) could apply. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
