On Wed, May 22, 2002 at 08:09:28PM +0200, Gerhard Muntingh wrote: > I'm sorry to spoil the pleasure, but I don't think there's > reason to include the recent proposed GNU addition to the > FHS.
I bet there are reasons not to include the recently proposed GNU annex, and even that there are reasons not to introduce any such addition, but there is a straightforward reason to include one: Debian wants to comply with the FHS, and there are benefits to participating in Debian. > The FHS is out there to document the _similarities_ between > UNIX distributions, not their _differences_. It's not there to document, but define a specification to which a system may or may not comply. Some of the stipulations of the existing standard are inappropriate for GNU/Hurd, and some details of the existing GNU/Hurd system have been built around specifications of the GNU Coding Standards which aren't FHS compliant. > How about making the GNU FHS an extension to the current > (LSB) FHS. The LSB includes the FHS as part of its specification. Quoting the LSB, Chapter 17: An LSB conforming system must adhere to the FHS 2.2. Regards, Richard _______________________________________________ Help-hurd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-hurd
