From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Rl2rE-0007LJ-Vf for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:25:09 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id F2F6421C060; Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:24:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-wi0-f181.google.com (mail-wi0-f181.google.com [209.85.212.181]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C53B21C040 for ; Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:24:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wibhr12 with SMTP id hr12so721921wib.40 for ; Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:24:12 -0800 (PST) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.180.93.132 with SMTP id cu4mr12880325wib.9.1326306252560; Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:24:12 -0800 (PST) Sender: antarus@scriptkitty.com Received: by 10.227.199.5 with HTTP; Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:24:12 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20120111180107.0846d8d3@pomiocik.lan> References: <4F0440B3.4090500@gentoo.org> <20120106160719.GB18959@fury> <201201080047.27281.polynomial-c@gentoo.org> <20120108103345.382b8db3@pomiocik.lan> <20120110181452.GA14155@mailgate.onlinehome-server.info> <20120110194640.7696d2c7@pomiocik.lan> <4F0C89CB.6010402@gmail.com> <20120110200315.4f8dbb7a@pomiocik.lan> <4F0CBE41.7030502@gmail.com> <20120111084104.60ce07ee@pomiocik.lan> <4F0DBA1A.6010907@gmail.com> <20120111180107.0846d8d3@pomiocik.lan> Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:24:12 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: qSY6GnpNsInq5hAscPGyHmQJz9E Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] rfc: locations of binaries and separate /usr From: Alec Warner To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Cc: rdalek1967@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: e6d2bbf0-d852-43bf-b59e-8c3d8832a225 X-Archives-Hash: 59109eacea74792dbcd3b7d104e49389 On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 9:01 AM, Micha=C5=82 G=C3=B3rny = wrote: > On Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:34:34 -0600 > Dale wrote: > >> Micha=C5=82 G=C3=B3rny wrote: >> > On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:40:01 -0600 >> > Dale =C2=A0wrote: >> > >> >>>> I keep hoping that all the smart people involved in this will see >> >>>> the mess it is creating. I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed >> >>>> but I'm sharp enough to see the mess this is going to create and >> >>>> I'm just a desktop user. =C2=A0I feel sorry for people with more >> >>>> complicated systems or remote ones. >> >>> The mess was created by people shouting 'hey, real men use >> >>> separate /usr for no good reason! Be awesome like us'. >> >>> >> >> I think it is more like people do that when they have a good reason >> >> to do so. =C2=A0I plan to put mine on /usr when I get the chance and >> >> know that this init crap isn't going to break my rig. =C2=A0It's not >> >> being "awesome" either. >> > Remind me of a single good reason. Last time I heard those were >> > mostly hacks and laziness. >> > >> >> >> I already stated the reason. =C2=A0I'm going to put /usr on LVM. =C2=A0T= hat is >> not only a good reason, it is a GREAT reason. > > It is a hack. Your opinion is noted, but that doesn't make better or worse than other folks ideas. -A > > -- > Best regards, > Micha=C5=82 G=C3=B3rny