Re: Bug#134658: ITP: lsb -- Linux Standard Base 1.1 core support package
> >Agreed. The rest of the thread is junk but the basic initial question is a
> >good one - why was bin forced to 1 ?
>
> In principle there is no reason to force a specifiv number.
> However there is a reason to force identical numbers to allow NFS mounting of
> /usr.
No. Thats an argument for not forcing them in fact. If they are not dictated
then you can pick an arbitary mapping and use that. Which means whatever
legacy setup you have (providing it has no existing clashes) will work.
Specifying entries just ensures you screw somebody
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