Alex Bochannek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> I am sure you are aware that originally (roughly 6th Edition UNIX),
> /usr was where home directories were and it was a seperate file system
> from / on a separate drive.

No, I didn't know that. The only thing I've heard is that /usr existed
because it had to be loaded from tape or something like that. However,
I can't think of a good reason to why we have /usr nowadays, except
for historical reasons. Have I overlooked something?

/Pelle

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