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Re: Are /cdrom and /floppy really forbidden by policy?



On Wed, Apr 14, 1999 at 05:21:25PM +1000, Hamish Moffatt wrote:
> > Would be ok for you that /cdrom and /floppy are only created on the
> > initial install?
> 
> That sounds like the best solution (IMHO). If the FHS says that
> /cdrom and /floppy CANNOT exist, it is ignorant of real working
> environments. Where do real world users store their real work -- in
> their home directories? What about group projects?

My reading of FHS says that a package cannot create/mess with them.  It's
like /usr/local IMO.

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