discuss: Filesystem paths in LDP documentation
Subject:
Re: Filesystem paths in LDP documentation
From:
Colin Watson ####@####.####
Date:
17 Apr 2002 01:00:41 -0000
Message-Id: <20020417010039.GA28005@arborlon.riva.ucam.org>
On Mon, Apr 15, 2002 at 10:09:43PM -0300, Jorge Godoy wrote:
> Colin Watson ####@####.#### writes:
> > I'm strongly inclined to distribute only verbatim LDP documents.
> > However, does anyone have any suggestions about what else I might do
> > with this bug report, or general ideas about best practices for
> > distributors?
>
> My suggestion is: close it saying that LDP was notified and that
> Debian provides 'verbatim' documents.
>
> For LDP, my suggestion is: we *must* use LSB/FHS stuff. This should be
> added to the revision stage.
I agree that it's good to use LSB/FHS paths where they're specified;
where they aren't, perhaps it would be best not to try to be too
specific if it's thought that distributions might diverge. Certainly I'm
happy to answer questions from authors about the details of our
distribution, if that would help.
Thanks to you and everyone else for your comments.
--
Colin Watson ####@####.####
