Ed Wilts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 01:27:21PM +0530, Ashwin Khandare wrote:
> >                         a)There has been change in directory structure to some 
>extent
> >                         b)Path of various configuration files have been changed
> >                         c)New libraries have been introduced
> 
> That's an unfortunate side-effect of major releases and an every-changing
> platform base.  You'll also see similar problems transitioning from one 
> distribution to another.
> 
> To make matters worse, if you install a Red Hat package and then decide you
> want to install the original developer's version instead, you may find that
> files have moved around since Red Hat wants to follow their own
> standards.

Hardly. Many packages are not FHS-compliant, however, and we fix them.

> Since 8.0 is not even beta yet, you probably won't get an official statement.
> However, since most of the Linux distributors are slowly migrating to the
> Linux Standard Base, and Red Hat is currently not compliant, I would expect 
> more stuff to move around again.

It's very close to comformant, like pretty much everyone else.

-- 
Trond Eivind Glomsrød
Red Hat, Inc.



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