From bb@suse.com Tue Mar 24 19:55:06 1998
From: bb@suse.com
To: users@lists.opensuse.org
Subject: Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] New Convert with a Question about RPMs
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 1998 20:55:06 +0100
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Tom Schaefer wrote:
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> FSSTD =3D File System Standard - there is a Linux file system standard, and=
 all
> the distributors say they're following it.

The FSSTD isn't as complete as some people would like it. It gives some
rules of do's and dont's, but leaves a lot of open questions...

The main things are:

* Config files in /etc
* /usr must be mountable read only, so no changing files here..
  (thats the reason for the weird X11 links:
   /usr/X11R6/bin/X -> /var/X11R6/bin/X -> /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_*
   In this way you can change yopur X server without writing to
   /usr. Needed when you export /usr to clients etc...)
* Keep /usr/local free for user installed applictions
  (I know, we use /usr/local/ftp and /usr/local/http ...)
* ....

We try to follow FSSTD as good as we can, but because of historic
resons some things not where they should to be. We are working on
this...

Ciao,
        BB


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