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From: damien@lugnut.stu.rpi.edu (Damien Neil)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: File hierarchy (was Re: Linux or FreeBSD)
Date: 21 Sep 1995 10:20:51 -0400
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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In article <43pvh8$c6j@uriah.heep.sax.de>,
J Wunsch <j@uriah.heep.sax.de> wrote:
>Nick Kralevich <nickkral@parker.EECS.Berkeley.EDU> wrote:
>
>>Just so there's no misunderstanding: The Linux File System Layout
>>Standard (ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/fsstnd/) doesn't allow
>>binaries in /etc either.
>
>But it doesn't seem to be much widespread. :-(
Actually, most current Linux distributions follow the FSSTND quite well.
>The last Linux distribution i've seen (some Slackware derivative) had
>tons of binaries under /etc, and the tool to remount the root file
>system read/write was well-hidden somewhere under /etc/remount/. I
I'm mildly familiar with most Linux distributions, and I have no clue
as to which one you are talking about. How long ago did you see this?
The only distribution which I can remember having binaries in /etc was
SLS, which is antiquated. I have never seen an /etc/remount/, and I
have never encountered any utility other than mount(8) that is used to
remount a filesystem. (`mount -n -o remount -w /' is the correct
command to remount the root filesystem read/write, if my memory serves.)
>I admit that this is a simple snapshot observation, but unfortunately,
>this inconsistency seems to be somewhat typical for several Linux
>distributions.
<sigh>. Isn't there enough room for Linux as well as FreeBSD in the
world? Is it truly necessary to make ill-considered, inaccurate
complaints about systems which you obviously are not familiar with?
I have used both Linux and FreeBSD. Both have advantages and
disadvantages. Neither is the source of all evil, as advocates of
each side seem convinced is true of the other.
- Damien