[fhs-discuss] Split home directory for each user into two parts

Randy Kramer rhkramer at gmail.com
Fri May 6 09:32:31 PDT 2011


On Friday 06 May 2011 10:40:47 am Jeff Licquia wrote:
> I think making reference to XDG in our /home section is a good idea,
> at least as a recommended scheme.

That sounds like a good idea, and

> For the rest, it may be a good goal to eliminate dotfiles, but
> discouraging them in the FHS should probably be one of the last
> stages in meeting that goal, rather than one of the first.  Get the
> distros and upstreams to recognize ~/etc (or whatever), and we'll be
> sure to follow.

an overall appropriate well-reasoned response!

Thanks, and thanks to you and Tollef for clarifying the meaning and 
intended scope of XDG!

Hmm, should I file a bug in bugzilla requesting a reference to XDG in 
the /home section?

Randy Kramer




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