On 2/14/02 at 4:36 PM, Michael D. Schleif <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> For example, /var/log is the standard residence of logfiles. Is it? Only in Linux apparently; my Unixware and HP-UX systems use /var/adm/syslog. > For example, the root directory (/) should be residence to > directories *only* or, at least, *no* ordinary nor > executable files -- or, should it? Many UNIXes (most?) use / as root's home directory. > For example, /etc should house, among else, configuration > files, including a system of symbolic links facilitating > system initialization, &c. -- but, then, what about /var > or /usr/local or /opt? ...and what about /var/state and /var/spool/cache? Not only is standardization impossible, but the little variances are what makes a distribution individual and perhaps better than others. I could list variance after variance - both within Linux distributions and out: * ip vs. ifconfig/netstat/route * /etc/init.d ; /etc/rc.d/init.d ; /sbin/init.d ... * /var/log ; /var/adm/syslog * apkg v. lrpkg * /usr/local/bin ; /opt * / vs. /root (home dir) * BSD /etc/rc vs. SysV /etc/rc.d/S000script ... * Some system binaries were commonly put into /etc... * System administration tools: linuxconf, webadmin, sysadm, sadm, smit, sam.... * vi vs. anything else (emacs?) * Package management: pkgadd; swinstall; rpm; debpkg; etc...... * Compression: compress; gzip; bzip2; zip... I don't think we can force standardization - it's this sort of thing that makes the djbtools license so offensive... -- David Douthitt UNIX Systems Administrator HP-UX, Unixware, Linux [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Leaf-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-devel
