From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jun 5 23:35:51 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from chen.org.nz (chen.org.nz [210.54.19.51]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C27537B403 for ; Wed, 5 Jun 2002 23:35:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: from grimoire.chen.org.nz (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by chen.org.nz (8.12.3/8.12.3) with ESMTP id g566ZjNg071122; Thu, 6 Jun 2002 18:35:45 +1200 (NZST) (envelope-from jonc@grimoire.chen.org.nz) Received: (from jonc@localhost) by grimoire.chen.org.nz (8.12.3/8.12.3/Submit) id g566ZinB071121; Thu, 6 Jun 2002 18:35:44 +1200 (NZST) Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 18:35:44 +1200 From: Jonathan Chen To: Alexander V Zubchenko Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Filesystem layout Message-ID: <20020606183544.A71073@grimoire.chen.org.nz> References: <20020605074416.A66850@grimoire.chen.org.nz> <20020605090656.X38547-100000@server.hermes-comp.zp.ua> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <20020605090656.X38547-100000@server.hermes-comp.zp.ua>; from stalker@hermes-comp.zp.ua on Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 09:11:38AM +0300 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 09:11:38AM +0300, Alexander V Zubchenko wrote: [...] > Yes, but i choose freebsd, because i don't want to somebody else maintain > my PC for me ;-) There's enough work maintaining a running system already. You don't need worry about extra maintenance if you can help it. >But question was about general UNIX ideology and current > state of FreeBSD hier(7). qmail install itself into /var/qmail (but var is > not for this), /var/tmp is also not so good idea, imho. etc. etc. etc. i > think that current directory structure is not clear. and what you say, > all, if i will try to suggest another one. Or where it may b suggested for > better results and lesser annoying factor. Use the ports. It will handle autodependancies for you, as well as putting everything in the right place according to the current FreeBSD mandated heirarchy. -- Jonathan Chen ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by" - Douglas Adams To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message