> Haha... SGI IRIX package naming convention. Just last month reinstalled > this unit I have here (Yes I still use it, and it's still very useful) > and remember how many little tiny stupid files were required for just > the base system. Three files per package.
They weren't files, but hierarchical software package subsystems. Same convention (with dots) is used by AIX and HP-UX as well. Consistency is sysadmin 101. And some people here are two levels above that, at sr. system engineer level, so they should well understand the importance of being consistent. _________________________________________________________________ Connect to the next generation of MSN Messenger? http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/default.aspx?locale=en-us&source=wlmailtagline -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/desktop-discuss/attachments/20080328/3f338c59/attachment.html>
