From: John Johnson Date: 2003-06-12T05:53:16+09:00 Subject: Re: Rubyx (provisionally named) linux distro. Made by and run by Ruby on 6/11/03 4:35 PM, gabriele renzi at surrender_it@rc1.vip.lng.yahoo.com wrote: > il 11 Jun 2003 13:59:17 -0600, Eric Schwartz ha > scritto:: > >> Andrew Walrond 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. > > > I suppose he *wants* to break compat. > I think that linux/*nix needs a great rethinking. > Or maybe I just read osnews.com too often ;) > Yeah, it should be something standard like: /etc /My Documents /Program Files /Linux and then have things strewn all over the place. CHEtongueEK -- Regards, JJ Be Kind, Be Careful, Be Yourself