[plug] Partition sizes on a new install

[Kai]

Good point Mike.
yeah, I reckon /etc/ should be renamed to /config/ /cfg/ or something like
that !

Kai
Reply-to: vk6ksj at siwa.com.au

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Holland" <myk at golden.wattle.id.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: [plug] Partition sizes on a new install


> On Wed, 2 Aug 2000, SweenyTod wrote:
>
> > /var from what my newbie brain can tell seems to be a dumping ground for
> > all sorts of stuff.  There are mail queues, log files which can get
pretty
>
> That'd be var for "variable".  System files that change during normal
> running are there. Dont you think /etc/mtab  ought to be in /var ?
>
> /etc used to be a dumping groud, before they cleared out everything except
> the config files. Now its badly named. Where can I call for a vote to
> rename /etc to /config ? Or should that be /cfg?
>
> --
> Mike Holland  <mike at golden.wattle.id.au>
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