Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be adapted to Debian.

From	Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be adapted to Debian.
Date	2021-03-10 23:20 +0100
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> I think all these shortened names derive from a time when computing
> resources were limited. If you're using an 80x25 terminal over at 50
> bits per second to a time-shared mainframe, it's more comfortable to
> type "/usr" than it is to type "/Programs". Easier to type "cp" than to
> type "copy", and so on. It's all fairly arbitrary. Why C:\? Why not
> System:\? Convention and history and inertia.

[ I think even back in the early days of time-sharing, connections were
  faster than 50bit/s.  ]

I suspect that the short names were chosen rather so as to minimize the
amount of typing that humans need to do on the command line.
And AFAIK humans haven't evolved enough during the last 50 years to
justify a redesign in this respect ;-)

Of course, the command line is less important nowadays, but using short
names is common practice in all walks of human life, so I really don't
think the reason is technological but rather a result of aesthetic
preference of those who developed the system.


        Stefan

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Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be adapted to Debian. Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-03-10 04:10 +0100
  Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Weaver <weaver@riseup.net> - 2021-03-10 05:00 +0100
    Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-03-10 13:30 +0100
      Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be adapted  to Debian. The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2021-03-10 13:50 +0100
        Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2021-03-10 14:00 +0100
          Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-03-10 19:10 +0100
            Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-03-10 19:20 +0100
              Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-03-10 20:30 +0100
                Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-03-10 22:10 +0100
                Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be adapted  to Debian. The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2021-03-11 01:10 +0100
                Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-03-11 01:40 +0100
                Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be adapted  to Debian. The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2021-03-11 01:50 +0100
                Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-03-11 03:30 +0100
                Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be adapted  to Debian. The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2021-03-11 11:50 +0100
                Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-03-11 12:50 +0100
                Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-03-11 10:30 +0100
                Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-03-11 11:50 +0100
                Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-03-11 13:50 +0100
                Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-03-11 14:50 +0100
                Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be adapted to Debian. Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2021-03-11 18:10 +0100
            Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us> - 2021-03-10 19:30 +0100
              Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-03-10 20:40 +0100
                Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be adapted to Debian. Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2021-03-10 23:30 +0100
                Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-03-11 00:30 +0100
                Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-03-11 12:00 +0100
                Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-03-11 20:00 +0100
                Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-03-11 21:10 +0100
                Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-03-12 05:10 +0100
                Windows drive letters (was Re: Is there an alternative filesystem  hierarchy that could be adapted to Debian.) The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2021-03-12 10:40 +0100
                Re: Windows drive letters (was Re: Is there an alternative  filesystem hierarchy that could be adapted to Debian.) David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-03-12 23:30 +0100
                Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-03-12 17:10 +0100
                Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-03-12 23:20 +0100
                Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-03-12 15:30 +0100
            Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-03-11 10:20 +0100
          Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be adapted to Debian. Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2021-03-10 23:20 +0100
            Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Jeremy Ardley <jeremy@ardley.org> - 2021-03-10 23:30 +0100
              Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be adapted to Debian. Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2021-03-11 00:30 +0100
            Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de> - 2021-03-10 23:40 +0100
              Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-03-11 00:50 +0100
            Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. IL Ka <kazakevichilya@gmail.com> - 2021-03-11 01:00 +0100
              Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-03-11 01:30 +0100
                Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-03-11 01:40 +0100
                Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. IL Ka <kazakevichilya@gmail.com> - 2021-03-11 02:20 +0100
                Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-03-11 03:10 +0100
        Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-03-10 14:00 +0100
          Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-03-10 14:10 +0100
            Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be adapted  to Debian. The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2021-03-10 14:30 +0100
              Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-03-10 19:10 +0100
        Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-03-10 14:10 +0100
          Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. IL Ka <kazakevichilya@gmail.com> - 2021-03-10 14:30 +0100
        Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be adapted to Debian. "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2021-03-10 14:20 +0100
    Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. "J.B. Nicholson" <jbn@forestfield.org> - 2021-03-11 01:50 +0100
  Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2021-03-10 10:10 +0100
  Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-03-10 14:20 +0100
    Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-03-10 14:30 +0100
      Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us> - 2021-03-10 15:40 +0100
      Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-03-10 16:30 +0100
        Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-03-10 18:00 +0100
        Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-03-10 21:30 +0100
          Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-03-10 21:40 +0100
          Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2021-03-10 22:00 +0100
            Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-03-10 22:10 +0100
              Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-03-10 22:30 +0100
          Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be adapted to Debian. Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2021-03-10 23:50 +0100
            Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-03-11 00:40 +0100
              Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-03-11 09:30 +0100
            Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-03-11 05:00 +0100
              Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2021-03-11 06:20 +0100
                Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-03-11 19:40 +0100
                Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-03-11 19:50 +0100
    Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-03-10 14:30 +0100
      Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-03-10 19:10 +0100
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  Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be adapted to Debian. Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2021-03-10 23:30 +0100
    Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be  adapted to Debian. Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-03-11 00:30 +0100
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