Re: /etc getting bigger
Eray Ozkural (exa) <erayo@cs.bilkent.edu.tr> writes:
> > Note that for HURD, FSF argues that /usr shouldn't exist (or is a
> > symlink). Personally I think they are on crack--they haven't
> > justified the confusion created by the change.
> Their point I guess is that this means the GNU system is complete.
> Thus the system prefix is now root. Philosophically, it doesn't sound
> harsh. When everday use considered however, I would prefer that
> / prefix means a fallback system that contains the general tools and
> maintenance stuff. (perhaps the more general parts of the gnu system here)
> /usr prefix means applications.
You are missing the point of union mounts.
Storing "general tools and maintenance stuff" separately
from "applications", and activating them in order, is
orthogonal from names used to refer to them.
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