Re: PROPOSAL for FHS revised : Mount points for CDs, floppies and a lien OS partitions.]

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Subject: Re: PROPOSAL for FHS revised : Mount points for CDs, floppies and a lien OS partitions.]
From: "Brian F. Kimball" <bfk@footbag.org>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 12:28:04 -0700
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On Wed, Jun 28, 2000 at 06:30:55PM +0000, Thomas Sippel - Dau wrote:

> Begin Rationale
> These mountpoints are mentioned here because it was felt
> that software installations may require a well-known way to mount installation 
> media.

How does specifying the location of mount points provide a well-known
way for installers to mount the installation media?


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                                      Brian F. Kimball <bfk@footbag.org>

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