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/media and /svc directory -- From the ChangeLog

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Old 02-20-2008, 02:38 PM
Manuel Reimer
 
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Default Re: /media and /svc directory -- From the ChangeLog

Manimoto wrote:
> I too agree with Pat regarding not polluting /, but how would having
> symlinks be any different?
> Instead of a /media you have a ~media->(to where ever)
> Isn't this still polutting the root?
> Please explain this...


Yes, I think you are right, but I also think it's better to have
symlinks. If you don't like them, you just delete them. If software
depends on those directories then it will work even if Slackware doesn't
really support them.

AFAIK Pat plans to link media to mnt and srv to var

CU

Manuel

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