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Re: Why not mount / at C: ?

To: PRI at cddk dot dk
Subject: Re: Why not mount / at C: ?
From: DJ Delorie <dj at delorie dot com>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 13:05:06 -0400
CC: superbiskit at home dot com, cygwin at sources dot redhat dot com
References: <c=DK%a=_%p=CD-Danmark%l=CDDKSERVER-000830161938Z-2122@cddkserver.cddk.dk>


> I feel kind of sad whenever I depart from the FHS
> <http://www.pathname.com/fhs/>. Are you really sure that we do not
> need /usr/bin and /usr/lib?

We'd have to rebuild *every* package that installs things in the wrong
directory (/bin vs /usr/bin), and then convince people to reinstall
everything to undo the mounts.

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- RE: Why not mount / at C: ?
  - From: Peter Ring

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