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