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[Damien Mascord <tusker AT tusker.org>]

As for /mnt, it seems that *either* /mnt or /mount is fine, and with tab 
completion, just have one or the other really :)

As for /srv, i think that this is a move in the right direction.  With 
the differing distros that you use, say RedHat, Debian, SourceMage, + 
other OS's etc... you install a package such as apache...
1) there is no binary called apache to begin with *sigh* (usually)
2) some put their crud in /home/www, some in /var/www, some in 
/usr/share/www and various places... this makes it confusing remember 
which distro has their default data directory in what location.  And 
then some call their config directory /etc/httpd, some /etc/apache...

So, I install a package... and then I want to edit the default 
index.html... do I always have to go and look in the httpd.conf??  Gah!

</rant>

Damien

Eric Sandall wrote:

> As for /srv/, wtf? We all know that packages go into /usr, and if you don't 
> know
> which packages of yours are server packages, what the hell (sorry) are you
> doing using a computer? Also, isn't /var for data (even though our packages 
> put
> it under /usr/share, except for the databases and a few others, but things 
> like
> apache*, horde, and such)?

> Votes (in order of preference, minus those I find unacceptable ;):
>
> /media:
> 1. /mnt/cdrom
> 2. /cdrom
> 3. No change
>
> /srv
> 1. Reject
> 2. Other: WTH were you thinking and why can't you keep track of the packages 
> you
> installed?
>
> -sandalle


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