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Re: [vhost-base] Draft policy proposal



On Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 11:00:59PM +1100, Daniel Stone wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 10:32:50PM +1100, Hamish Moffatt wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 01:52:31AM +1100, Daniel Stone wrote:
> > > -       5.13  /var/yp : Network Information Service (NIS) database files
> > > +       5.13  /var/vhosts : Virtual hosting files
> > > +
> > > +       This directory holds all files for virtual hosts - logs, data, etc.
> > > +
> > > +       BEGIN RATIONALE
> > > +       A unified system for virtual hosting system was needed, and many admins
> > > +       already used their own directories, such as /org, /vhosts, etc.
> > > +       END RATIONALE
> > 
> > Your rationale explains why you chose /var/vhosts for this function,
> > but doesn't explain why this function (a combined directory for
> > web data and logs etc) is needed all.
> > 
> > Maybe you have a good reason but you need to explain it in the rationale.
> 
> "A unified system for virtual hosting system [sic] was needed ...".
> Apparently I shouldn't be amending the FHS, anyway.

Amending the FHS is fine, you just shouldn't be doing it on
debian-policy. I suggest you take it to the non-debian FHS list (URL,
anybody?).

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