Re: horse carcas flogging (was: traceroute in /usr/bin, not /usr/sbin)

[Rene Weber <rene_deblist@elvenlord.com>]

    Hello,

On Sat, Jun 16, 2001 at 07:50:45PM -0600, John Galt wrote:
> Point of correction:
> 
> On Sun, 17 Jun 2001, Craig Sanders wrote:
> 
> >On Fri, Jun 15, 2001 at 07:47:32PM -0400, Rene Weber wrote:
> >
> >some people are saying that because traceroute CAN be executed by a user,
> >that makes it a user tool.
> >
> >*exactly* the same can be said for ifconfig and dozens of other programs
> >in /sbin and /usr/sbin.
> 
> Not ifconfig.  ifconfig is specifically mentioned as a /sbin program
> according to FHS 3.14.3...
[...]

    Please watch your attributions.  I did not say the quoted text above
("some people are saying ... in /sbin and /usr/sbin"), that was Craig
Sanders in Message-ID: <[🔎] 20010617002349.U28337@taz.net.au>.

    Thanks!

Rene

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