Re: [tlug] share

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <stephen@example.com>]

>>>>> "Martin" == Martin Baehr <mbaehr@example.com> writes:

    Martin> the whole point of /usr nowadays is to make it sharable.

No, the whole point of /usr is to put stuff that is read-only from the
point of view of users in.

    Martin> if i can't share /usr, then i can't share anything.

/usr/share.  Where do you think the name came from?  Hint: It has
nothing to do with the TOPIX.

Dan Quinlan's fine discussion of this matter, aka the Filesystem
Hierarchy Standard, is available in better /usr/share/doc's everywhere.

You might also look up the "Depot System", which is an alternative
(partial) standard intended to address the kinds of issues Jonathan
describes elsewhere in this thread via cunning use of the automounter.

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