From owner-freebsd-fs@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 10 09:11:33 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A9793106566B for ; Tue, 10 May 2011 09:11:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from numisemis@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ww0-f50.google.com (mail-ww0-f50.google.com [74.125.82.50]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 39CD68FC18 for ; Tue, 10 May 2011 09:11:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wwc33 with SMTP id 33so6264567wwc.31 for ; Tue, 10 May 2011 02:11:32 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:subject:mime-version:content-type:from :in-reply-to:date:cc:content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references :to:x-mailer; bh=1nMLxYaio3WOyP7PedInUJFtQEwAVVd/fJcupwoV48w=; b=BI5SjqBqzPvzrLo1pHc9sty76jON6kVPK9zZcp+b6TkJkOjb01Mx1gUKIJmjLroeFC yAHMNoYW7o6FS8k1xWNRPAbUI1OPSN7qCizTlftwZpbCnpfcOrpdOYb0rIUC+y0/15A9 qhfnwG6RTp2ves6GdBKPmgj1nZkLcuPfTEO1c= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=subject:mime-version:content-type:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to:x-mailer; b=IL0PskV2CqdhSe5tZyFnMwaHN282RRDD/wYpoN5E7u4WdLGg/5n1yr1zu/QKSnBoZy nbtPgPAYuYO4KHAQTEvQ/sCXYKzo9bMrxsRYpEqnup4sgNlX/ttwjNZybVyi2ZR8o24V 4+MndUTB79hnqCA5JGAtLXQOKZB/R3S1rrLUU= Received: by 10.216.239.71 with SMTP id b49mr2081624wer.107.1305017252755; Tue, 10 May 2011 01:47:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sime-imac.logos.hr ([213.147.110.159]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id y35sm130685weq.15.2011.05.10.01.47.31 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 10 May 2011 01:47:32 -0700 (PDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: =?iso-8859-2?Q?=A9imun_Mikecin?= In-Reply-To: <4DC8B14E.4050400@linuxfoundation.org> Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 10:47:24 +0200 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <4DC8B14E.4050400@linuxfoundation.org> To: Jeff Licquia X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) Cc: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) and FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Filesystems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 09:11:33 -0000 On 10. svi. 2011., at 05:30, Jeff Licquia wrote: > (Sorry if this isn't the proper list for this discussion. If not, = please point me in the right direction.) >=20 > The Linux Foundation's LSB workgroup has taken over maintenance of the = Filesystem Hierarchy Standard, and is working on a number of updates = needed since its last release in 2004. >=20 > Despite all the "Linux" in the names above, we're wanting to make sure = that the FHS remains independent of any particular UNIX implementation, = and continues to be useful to non-Linux UNIXes. >=20 > My question to you is: do you consider the FHS to be relevant to = current and future development of FreeBSD? If not, is this simply due = to lack of maintenance; would your interest in the FHS be greater with = more consistent updates? >=20 > If you are interested, consider this an invitation to participate. = We've set up a mailing list, Web site, etc., and are reviving the old = bug tracker. More details can be found here: >=20 > http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/lsb/fhs FHS is Linux centric instead of trying to be useful to other non-Linux = UNIXes (like OpenGroup does). We already have hier(7): = http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=3Dhier&apropos=3D0&sektion=3D0&ma= npath=3DFreeBSD+8.2-RELEASE&format=3Dhtml