On Tue, May 21, 2002 at 09:36:57AM -0500, Jeff Licquia wrote: > So if /proc is allowed for compatibility reasons, why is libexec not so > allowed? Because mandating libexec in debian would cause us to move things in existing packages for multiple architectures. Or have hurd be a special case. libexec does not encompass items that exist only on the hurd--is that so hard to understand? I don't see any need to repeat the details to someone who's trying to prolong a discussion that seems fairly well settled. > I'm also amused that the thought of a Linux bias engenders such fear, > uncertainty, and doubt in you. Your accusation engenders no such in me, because I'm aware of the facts. But repeating the fallacy in your attempt to instill FUD may confuse other people, which is why I called you on it. > Indeed, I see no such sections for any OS other than Linux. Is that > evidence of a bias? I think so. You're wrong again. It means the hurd people haven't gotten around to submitting their stuff. The document was intentionally designed with extensibility in mind, which is hardly indicitive of a bias; the very fact that fhs attempts to seperate generic material from linux-specific material demonstrates the fallacy of your argument. I won't claim that it's perfect, but few things are. If you have specific problems with the fhs you should take them up with the fhs people, not sling obviously false accusations that debian is clinging to a biased document. > > Instead of the hand-wringing, could you provide some concrete examples > > of cases where the Debian organization has forced hurd to abandon a > > technical enhancement, so we could discuss some factual material? > > Sure. > > "HURD doesn't need /hurd, and should learn to get along without it." You're wrong again. Doesn't seem to me that any decision has been made or that the hurd developers have changed anything. I guess you misread "has forced hurd to abandon"--because I don't see that the hurd's been forced to do anything in your example. -- Mike Stone
Attachment:
pgp9krZVe3jGF.pgp
Description: PGP signature