Hello Daniel Iliev,

> Some say it gives performance boost (I'm not sure about it), but more
> importantly it gives (partial) protection from file system damage. How
> come? The partitions with most frequent writes are those
> containing /var /home and /tmp. In case of power failure or system
> lock-up the chances are better that a file system not taking writes at
> the moment would survive the crash. Following this logic and since /usr
> contains most of the programs and /bin & /sbin contain most of the
> basic OS, those should reside on partitions with rare writes.

You could also argue that /usr needs the least protection from filesystem
damage, because it contains no data. /usr can be repaired with
a reinstall, unlike /var, /home or /etc.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little
temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
    Benjamin Franklin