>>OFF-TOPIC below: >> >>Standards compliance (fedora) is one thing (I work in standards) >>but when everyone already has a fine standard (put it in the >>mailman user directory) and the community has no plans >>to change that then i find it very silly to just throw >>that away > > > The directory change was dictated by the need to integrate with the > SELinux security policy. This is a positive technology advancement. > > Adhering to the FHS (Filesystem Hierarchy Standard) is a stated goal and > appreciated by many. > > Most people prefer distributions that integrate packages into a coherent > system that follow established rules. > > Individual package defaults are not a standard.
I note your email address John (redhat.com) and observe your defensiveness on this. I differ on this (and I do work in the standards world). YMMV - there is no right answer and I qualified all the things above as opinions and tried not to make personally projective statements of opinion such as "Most people prefer ...". I completely appreciate the reasons for the FHS but not the way it is applied to mailman in the community. One reason for example is that it means I have to learn TWO standards - the mailman way and the Fedora way and constantly be mentally mapping between them - otherwise if I want the latest update I am dependent on redhat to have packaged it (which is as bad as Ms.) The *sensible* way to implement standards with a community is to get them on board not redesign their work. If the mailman developer community adopts the FHS for mailman then that's a different story entirely and I would follow without complaint. These are my views, not those of any company and I'm not claiming any blanket truths except that standards are only as useful as their adoption by communities. The ls -lR of /home/mailman would still be useful andy ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp
