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Re: Re: Debian BSD.. cool idea



On Sun, Jan 30, 2000 at 06:28:54PM -0500, Dan Papasian wrote:
> If I understand properly, FHS is a "linux standard"
> 
> I'm not understanding this.  There are already UNIX standards out
> there, such as SUSv2, and SysV and BSD systems to study.
> 
> It would make more sense for Linux to follow an existing UNIX standard
> than create their own.

FSSTND was linux-only. FHS is reasonable to use on every
macrokernel unix, and is more-or-less followed by all
modern macrokernel unices. (GNU/Hurd doesn't follow it, because it
doesn't map 1:1 storage devices and mount points)

> -Dan Papasian
> <bugg@bugg.strangled.net>
> 
> On Sun, Jan 30, 2000 at 06:08:15PM +0000, Steve Shorter wrote:
> > 	I'm sure FHS will have something to see about this. Why not
> > follow it. Its been a while since I read it, but it seems to solve the
> > whole issue for us doesn't? If we adopt it I mean. I think we should.


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