Re: Introduction, and Proposed GSFH.

[Jeff Teunissen]

Tim Harrison wrote:

[snip]

> I think UNIX needs to learn a few lessons in this day and age.  All
> computer users are not wizards and geeks.  Sometimes, you have to stop
> acting exclusive.  My favourite example is "/var/lib".  Tell me, without
> looking at the FHS, what /var/lib is for (no sys/net admins need reply
> ;)), and why one would name it /var/lib?  It's ridiculous.  I'm more of
> the "say what you mean" crowd.  GNUMail.app, to me, is an "application",
> so I would expect to put it in the "applications" directory.

There is no standard for the contents of /var. It's "variable data". There's
no lesson to learn -- that's just the way it is.

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