On Jan 9, 2008 5:15 AM, Guilherme Augusto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> http://www.gobolinux.org/?page=at_a_glance > > What would improve by using Gobolinux filesystem hierarchy?
A little over a year ago SABDFL blogged on http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/66 --- A long, long time ago, packaging was an exciting idea. [...] Today, these differences are just a hindrance. The fact that there are so many divergent packaging systems in the free software world (and I include the various *bsd's) is a waste of time and energy. [...] I'd like to see us define distribution-neutral packaging that suits both the source-heads and the distro-heads. --- The GLFH sounds like a good way to create a standard package format that can be easily layered over any *nix OS... > On the other hand, if someone already uses Linux, he probably got used > with the "normal" filesystem hierarchy. If it is someone's first time, > wouldn't it be confused to have a filesystem in a way and every Forum, HOWTO > and other help docs over the net telling how to do things with another > filesystem hierarchy? "the Unix paths [...] are actually there, but they are concealed from view using the GoboHide kernel extension. This is for aesthetic purposes only and purely optional" IOW, the old way of doing things should still work. Also, just as an aside, I find that if I need Ubuntu help, searching for '[my problem] Linux' isn't nearly as helpful as '[my problem] Ubuntu'. People will adapt, just as someone moving from KDE to Gnome will adapt to the different apps and controls. I don't think the GLFH should be rejected (just) because its different; there would never be any progress if we do that ;) CK -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
