Re: missing FHS archives

2000-02-14 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Julian Gilbey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Or GNU theirs. If GNU was involved in FHS discussions, there are > probably good reasons why the FHS didn't take their views on board. Having been there, it was pure conservatism, backed up with "why bother". Not good reasons. Thomas

Re: missing FHS archives

2000-01-27 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Tue, Jan 25, 2000 at 12:30:24AM +, Julian Gilbey wrote: > On Mon, Jan 24, 2000 at 03:56:52PM +0100, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > > > GNU (read: the Hurd) is using /libexec (we don't have /usr) as well. > > It is a good idea for some stuff IMHO. > > The FHS should probably reconsider its point o

Re: missing FHS archives

2000-01-27 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Tue, Jan 25, 2000 at 06:15:43PM +1100, Brian May wrote: > > "Marcus" == Marcus Brinkmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Marcus> GNU (read: the Hurd) is using /libexec (we don't have > Marcus> /usr) as well. It is a good idea for some stuff IMHO. > Marcus> The FHS should probably

Re: missing FHS archives

2000-01-27 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Tue, Jan 25, 2000 at 01:58:19PM +0100, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > Previously Tomasz Wegrzanowski wrote: > > What about relase goal for woody : > > with woody one will be able to have (/bin /usr/bin /usr/X11R6/bin > > /usr/games) stuff in one directory, (/sbin + /usr/sbin), (/lib + > > /usr/lib +

Re: missing FHS archives

2000-01-26 Thread Tomasz Wegrzanowski
On Tue, Jan 25, 2000 at 01:07:20PM -0800, Jonathan Walther wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > You could make a task- package to do this. That would be cool. Then > people could try it both ways and see which they prefer. > > On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, Tomasz Wegrzanowski wrote: > > I onl

Re: missing FHS archives

2000-01-26 Thread Greg Stark
Wichert Akkerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I really don't see the use.. if I follow your logic then /usr/lib should > be just libraries. Okay, but now I have a program that uses a couple > of bitmaps in its userinterface.. lets make /usr/libbitmap then! Actually it's /usr/include/X11/bitmap

Re: missing FHS archives

2000-01-26 Thread Joel Klecker
At 18:15 +1100 2000-01-25, Brian May wrote: >> "Marcus" == Marcus Brinkmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>writes: >Marcus> GNU (read: the Hurd) is using /libexec (we don't have >Marcus> /usr) as well. It is a good idea for some stuff IMHO. >Marcus> The FHS should probably reconsider it

Re: missing FHS archives

2000-01-25 Thread Jonathan Walther
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- You could make a task- package to do this. That would be cool. Then people could try it both ways and see which they prefer. On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, Tomasz Wegrzanowski wrote: > I only said : `one will be able to do so', not : `it will be our default' > This real

Re: missing FHS archives

2000-01-25 Thread Tomasz Wegrzanowski
On Tue, Jan 25, 2000 at 01:58:19PM +0100, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > Previously Tomasz Wegrzanowski wrote: > > What about relase goal for woody : > > with woody one will be able to have (/bin /usr/bin /usr/X11R6/bin > > /usr/games) stuff in one directory, (/sbin + /usr/sbin), (/lib + > > /usr/lib +

Re: missing FHS archives

2000-01-25 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Tomasz Wegrzanowski wrote: > What about relase goal for woody : > with woody one will be able to have (/bin /usr/bin /usr/X11R6/bin > /usr/games) stuff in one directory, (/sbin + /usr/sbin), (/lib + > /usr/lib + /usr/X11R6/lib) and (/usr/share/man + usr/X11R6/man) also > as long as they

Re: missing FHS archives

2000-01-25 Thread Tomasz Wegrzanowski
On Tue, Jan 25, 2000 at 12:30:24AM +, Julian Gilbey wrote: > Or GNU theirs. If GNU was involved in FHS discussions, there are > probably good reasons why the FHS didn't take their views on board. > If they weren't, then they should aim to follow the FHS anyway or aim > to get involved in chang

Re: missing FHS archives

2000-01-25 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Mon, Jan 24, 2000 at 03:56:52PM +0100, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > On Mon, Jan 24, 2000 at 12:55:49AM -0800, Jonathan Walther wrote: > > Instead of being slammed for inventing conspiracies where none would exist, > > I would be perfectly happy to be proven wrong by someone providing > > a link to

Re: missing FHS archives

2000-01-25 Thread Brian May
> "Marcus" == Marcus Brinkmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Instead of being slammed for inventing conspiracies where none >> would exist, I would be perfectly happy to be proven wrong by >> someone providing a link to such archives. As so many of you >> eloquently put, my co

Re: missing FHS archives

2000-01-24 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Mon, Jan 24, 2000 at 12:55:49AM -0800, Jonathan Walther wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Instead of being slammed for inventing conspiracies where none would exist, > I would be perfectly happy to be proven wrong by someone providing > a link to such archives. As so many of you

Re: missing FHS archives

2000-01-24 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Jonathan Walther wrote: > Instead of being slammed for inventing conspiracies where none would exist, > I would be perfectly happy to be proven wrong by someone providing > a link to such archives. As so many of you eloquently put, my comments > about /usr/libexec make me seem like an i

Re: missing FHS archives

2000-01-24 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Mon, Jan 24, 2000 at 12:55:49AM -0800, Jonathan Walther wrote: > If I could see the archives, I WOULD research this before posting. So > far I have mostly a gut feeling that /usr/libexec is elegant. > /usr/lib for libraries! It just seems so confusing to be mixing up > executable programs with

Re: missing FHS archives

2000-01-24 Thread Jonathan Walther
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Instead of being slammed for inventing conspiracies where none would exist, I would be perfectly happy to be proven wrong by someone providing a link to such archives. As so many of you eloquently put, my comments about /usr/libexec make me seem like an idiot be

Re: missing FHS archives

2000-01-24 Thread Ben Collins
On Sun, Jan 23, 2000 at 06:48:56PM -0800, Jonathan Walther wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Web searches don't seem to pull up any archives of the fhs-discuss mailing > list. Is this some private secret list or something? I thought this was > an "open" process? > > Jonathan Yeah

missing FHS archives

2000-01-24 Thread Jonathan Walther
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Web searches don't seem to pull up any archives of the fhs-discuss mailing list. Is this some private secret list or something? I thought this was an "open" process? Jonathan -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: noconv iQCVAwUBOIu9mcK9HT/Yf