Re: RFD: Essential packages, /, and /usr

[Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>]

>>"Moshe" == Moshe Zadka <m@moshez.org> writes:

 Moshe> I may be just stupid,

	;-)

 Moshe> but what does /usrness[1] have to do with embedded systems?
 Moshe> After all, if the embedded system has no disk space for (say)

	If you disallow things like this by axiom, you can prove
 whatever you wish to.

 Moshe> X, it has no space for X on either / or /usr. Or is it a
 Moshe> common case in embedded systems to mount /usr/ on a much
 Moshe> larger medium?

	Consider the ipaq: smallish built in ram, has expansion packs
 to add /usr on.

 Moshe> The "embedded systems" argument sounds *extremely* relevant
 Moshe> for Essentiality (we've talked about this), but completely
 Moshe> *irrelevant* for /usrness?

	I think not. Just because it is an embedded system does not
 preclude extensibility.

	Adding unnecessary limitations to what you imagine merely
 limits what you can do. 

	manoj
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