FHS: Location company/organization wide working data

[Raymond Horn <Raymond.Horn@optimists.de>]

Hi everyone,

while checking the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard V2.1 I have notice
no possible location for a company or organzation wide working
directory. It is good practice to use the home directory for private
data only. Date/files concerning the company or organization
(i.e. letters, project documentation, ...) should be stored in a
company/organization wide directory with an appropriate subdirectory
structure.

In the FHS I cannot find any location for this purpose. My
recommandation for such a directory would be ´/grp´ (for ´group´
or ´groupdata´. Each company/organization on a network may get
a subdirectory in the ´/grp´ directory. This would allow multiple
companies to use the same local network. E.g.:

  /grp/company1/
  /grp/company2/
  /grp/bosses-charityfund-organzation/

Subdirectories in the company directories may resemble the
company structure, e.g. one subdirectory for each department. Thus,
data access and confidelity can easily be managed within an
company/organization. E.g.:

  /grp/company1/administration/
  /grp/company1/finance/
  /grp/company1/sales/
  /grp/company1/development/

I am looking forward to any comments.

best regards,						Raymond Horn

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