Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 09:59:44 -0500 From: Mykroft Holmes IV <mykroft@mykroft.com> To: Frank Murphy <murphyf+fhs@f-m.fm> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD, FHS, and /mnt/cdrom Message-ID: <3FBE2860.9010200@mykroft.com> In-Reply-To: <20031121144116.A712D7E40E@server2.messagingengine.com> References: <20031121144116.A712D7E40E@server2.messagingengine.com>
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Frank Murphy wrote: >The folks at the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) are discussing >(again) where directories for recurring temporary mount points should go. >Recurring temporary mount points are for things like cdroms, floppies, >and digital cameras as well as HD partitions from other OSes (like MS >Windows). > >Red Hat started putting these in /mnt (e.g. /mnt/cdrom), but that totally >breaks compatibility with the BSDs, which have specified /mnt as an empty >directory for ad hoc temporary mounts. SuSE has started putting these in >/media, and now folks on the FHS list would like to know what people in >the BSDs' communities would prefer. > >I imagine your answer will be something like "We don't care; do what you >want," but I would like to present the different ideas, and perhaps you >would prefer one. > >So, please put these in the order of most to least preferred, and say why >you like or dislike any of them. > >- All mount points in / (e.g. /cdrom, /camera, /windows/C) <- current >FreeBSD standard >- All mount points in /mnt (e.g. /mnt/cdrom, /mnt/camera, /mnt/windows/C) ><- breaks > FreeBSD standard for an empty /mnt >- Anyplace at all >- Anyplace but /mnt (i.e. what the FHS 2.2 currently specifies) >- Anyplace but / or /mnt (e.g. /vol/cdrom, /var/mnt/camera, >/media/windows/C) > (some suggestions have been /media, /mounts, /vol, /var/mnt, > and /var/tmp/removable. Others?) > >Thanks letting us know how you feel about this, > >Frank Murphy > > > Well, Apple uses /Volumes for all mounts It seems to work pretty well, although the capital letter is an obvious Apple-ism. Adam
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