Re: /mnt

[Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es>]

Brian F. Kimball wrote:
> 	Software should never create or require special files or
> 	subdirectories in the root directory. Other locations in the FHS
> 	hierarchy provide more than enough flexibility for any package.
> 
> And then lists the directories that should be in /:
> 
> 	bin
> 	boot
> 	dev
> 	etc
> 	home
> 	lib
> 	mnt
> 	opt
> 	root
> 	sbin
> 	tmp
> 	usr
> 	var
> 
> IMHO (and IANADD) that means floppy, cdrom, and initrd don't belong
> in the root directory.

These directories are not required by any software in Debian, they are
just a convenience for the user. For those that read the FHS in the
sense that it forbids its existence, a compromise was done: If you
remove them they will not be created again on an upgrade. IMHO, this
is FHS-compliant enough.