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On Sunday 20 January 2008, Donnie Berkholz wrote:
> On 08:47 Sun 20 Jan     , Richard Freeman wrote:
> > Duncan wrote:
> >> Obscure?  It's the directory name (says another with both /tmp and /var/
> >> tmp on tmpfs).  How much less obscure can you get than announcing it
> >> every time the path is referenced or specified?  Who could reasonably
> >> argue that tmp doesn't mean tmp?
> >
> > Anybody who comes from the world of Windows - where temp directories
> > aren't cleaned and usually eventually grow to 1/3rd of the disk on a
> > typical spyware-laden install?
> >
> > You and I know what /tmp is for, but we also know that we shouldn't be
> > running as root all the time and yet I'm sure there is a note in the
> > install handbook about that.  95% of new linux users come from Windows,
> > and as such they have a few bad habits that they'd probably be all to
> > happy to lose if somebody takes the time to point them out.
>
> Just one other point here. 95% of new Linux users is not 95% of new
> Gentoo Linux users.

another point: i dont think ive ever met anyone who even knew what the Windows 
temp directory was or even how to find it.  no one relies on that directory 
to manage their files.
-mike