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Re: Policy Suggestion - User Configuration Files



On Sun, Jan 05, 2003 at 02:37:07AM +0000, Julian Gilbey wrote:

> I like the idea.  I vote for ~/etc, though, not ~/.etc; there's little
> point hiding this one directory name if it is going to contain all of
> the configuration data.  Of course there is a lot of software out
> there which doesn't use it (yet), and it may well confuse users.
> 
> Maybe ask on the FHS list for comments, too?

Looks like an identical suggestion was made there a few months ago:

   http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=1791001

-- 
Jamin W. Collins



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