Re: Get rid of /etc/mtab ?
Craig Sanders <cas@taz.net.au> writes:
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2002 at 09:45:46PM +0200, Goswin Brederlow wrote:
> > Wichert Akkerman <wichert@wiggy.net> writes:
> >
> > > Previously Goswin Brederlow wrote:
> > > > > * Not everymount mounts /proc
> > > >
> > > > They don't have to use the link
> > >
> > > Then what's the point of this whole discussion?
> >
> > To provide and support that option for people that don't want
> > /etc/mtab requiring / to be RW.
>
> those who want something non-standard can screw up their own systems
> however they please.
>
> attemtping to force this idiocy on everyone is beyond stupid.
Who said anything about force? I allways said it should be an option,
but a documented one and one where you can file bugreports if someone
cares to break it.
> it seems that the decline of debian is disturbingly advanced. we used
> to make good decisions for solid technical reasons. nothing lasts
> forever.
/ and /usr readonly is a very good decision for system that can't
aford filesystem erros or just have RO media.
MfG
Goswin
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