On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 04:36:25PM -0500, Bill Nottingham wrote:
> Steve Langasek ([email protected]) said: 
> > On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 08:33:36PM -0600, Bruce Dubbs wrote:
> > > I have seen discussion about removing /usr/bin completely and
> > > putting everything on /usr.  There are multiple distributions that
> > > today say that they don't support a separate (or at least a remote)
> > > /usr partition.

> > Yes, there are.  These distributions have effectively decided to not support
> > the FHS.

> > That's their right, but we shouldn't change the FHS every time a
> > distribution decides it's too much work to comply with a standard.

> I'll bite. How is /bin as a symlink invalid in the FHS? The spec
> specifically allows it.

FHS chapter 3:

  * To boot a system, enough must be present on the root partition to mount
    other filesystems. This includes utilities, configuration, boot loader
    information, and other essential start-up data. /usr, /opt, and /var are
    designed such that they may be located on other partitions or
    filesystems.

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Steve Langasek                   Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS
Debian Developer                   to set it on, and I can move the world.
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