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On Wed 07 Apr 2010 at 00:24:51 PDT Fbsd1 wrote:
>Why are there RELEASE base files in /usr/bin. I thought /usr was to
>only contain binaries installed from ports or packages.

In many configurations, /bin and /usr/bin are not in the same slice.  In
some cases, they're not even on the same drive.  

Think about scenarios where /usr fails to mount for some reason.  Then
look at what's in /bin compared to what's in /usr/bin, and perhaps
you'll understand the logic of it.