/@USER@/bin ( was Re: Latest stuff )

> [There is some logic behind separate partitions: /, /var, /usr, /home, ... ]
>
>What is the logic behind separate disk partitions?
>
>Would they be needed if unix had a better way to backup subsets of the
>file system and disk quotas that worked?

Well, despite the flawed logic (read kludge), used in traditional Unix
systems to minimise damage when a partition is trashed, people become
accustomed to the layout of the filesystem they use most. If VSTa is
completely different from what the user expects, it will make VSTa
just a little harder to get used to, so I tend to think we should lay
things out in a semi-traditional way (if only in the naming).

Besides all this, I'm not 100% sure that Andy meant that all binaries
would live under /vandys/bin. Andy, would you like to clarify why
you'd like this feature added?

nick
Received on Fri Oct 1 02:34:21 1993