On Wed, Dec 16, 1998 at 01:46:30PM -0800, Jim Pick wrote: > > How about /opt/snapshots? > > I was afraid of that. I'd like a shorter path. Maybe /opt/snap?
I'd prefer /opt/snapshots; the tab key is our friend, after all, and readability is very important. > > I'm not fond of /opt in general, but I agree the alternatives are > > worse. > > Agreed. Another alternative would be to do something like /snap, but > that isn't provided for under the FHS/FSSTND. I'd much prefer /opt to that. > > Perhaps snap-stable-gnome-hello? Or dsp-stable-gnome-hello if you > > prefer, but it's less immediately obvious. And /opt/snapshots-stable? > > That sounds good. How does /opt/snap-stable sound? Again, I would probably go for /opt/snapshots-stable...or maybe /opt/stable? > I think I'll use the snap-stable- prefix on the package names if > people don't mind. Sounds good. > The problem with putting long prefixes on the names is that it becomes > impossible to use "dpkg -l" to see the full filename. I guess people can > always use "dpkg --get-selections". Keep reminding me and maybe I'll fix this :) Dan /--------------------------------\ /--------------------------------\ | Daniel Jacobowitz |__| CMU, CS class of 2002 | | Debian GNU/Linux Developer __ Part-Time Systems Programmer | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | \--------------------------------/ \--------------------------------/
