Re: Bug#134658: ITP: lsb -- Linux Standard Base 1.1 core support package
On Wed, Feb 20, 2002 at 04:47:32PM +0100, Josip Rodin wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 20, 2002 at 10:15:03AM -0500, Stuart Anderson wrote:
> > > Preventing divergence is not the LSB's charter.
> >
> > Actually, it is one of the original problems that cuased the LSB to be formed
> > nearly 4 years ago.
>
> I think he meant "preventing divergence that doesn't need prevention is no
> the charter of LSB".
>
> > I'm not resisting the removal of it, just that a proper process be followed.
>
> > I have been tasked with ensuring that changes are made in a consistant
> > manner. That's all I am trying to do.
>
> Okay, so let's summarize. This rule breaks things as it is. If we change it,
> other things might break. However, nobody can think of what these other
> things are. The choice seems pretty clear, now let's start the procedure of
> changing. :)
Re bin being UID 1/1:
Our systems are legacy Slackware A-E set (or maybe mangle mode circa '94)
converted to debian. We've never gotten around to changing some of the < 100
userids and still have bin as 2/2. Not changing has not broken anything.
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
daemon:x:1:1:daemon:/usr/sbin:/bin/sh
bin:x:2:2:bin:/bin:/bin/sh
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