Re: Standardizing ~/.cache/ and similar things.

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Subject: Re: Standardizing ~/.cache/ and similar things.
From: John Hasler <jhasler@debian.org>
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 20:21:21 -0500
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In-reply-to: <[🔎] 200509181854.32184.wjl@icecavern.net> (Wesley J. Landaker's message of "Sun, 18 Sep 2005 18:54:26 -0600")
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Faré wrote:
> PROPOSAL 3: ~/.run/ ~/.lib/ ~/.share, etc.
> Programs that insist to install stuff in the user's directory (such as
> openoffice, gimp, etc.), or that have runtime files (such as emacs'
> .saves-*) should put this stuff in a proper hierarchy that mirrors the
> categories of the FHS, only on a per-user basis. This will help
> administration of per-user installed stuff in the same way that the
> FHS helps with machine-global installed stuff.

I like this idea.
-- 
John Hasler

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