From: Eric Schwartz <emschwar@...>
Date: 2003-06-12T05:15:48+09:00
Subject: Re: Rubyx (provisionally named) linux distro. Made by and run by Ruby

Andrew Walrond <andrew@walrond.org> writes:
> Well; The basic file structure has been rationalised, and each package 
> exists in its own directory; pkg/bash, pkg/glibc etc so its real easy to 
> see what file belongs to which package. Turns one big amorphous blob of 
> files into easily understandable and manageable chunks. Hard links back 
> into bin etc make everything work as expected.

Have you looked at the FHS?  It's been hashed out by quite a few
people, and has a very good reason for looking the way it does.  If
you're not FHS-compliant, you almost certainly want to be, or you'll
be confusing the $#*&! out of your users, most likely.

-=Eric
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