The point of /media.

Karl Goetz kamping_kaiser at internode.on.net
Sun Jun 4 12:53:00 UTC 2006


Yuki Cuss wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-06-01 at 14:30 -0700, Vram wrote:
>> It is just a directory entry..
>>
>> There is NOTHING HOLY about it..
>>
>> HTH
>>
>> Vram
>>
> 
> Actually, there is.
> 
> Please see this page:
> http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#MEDIAMOUNTPOINT
> 
> /media exists solely for the purpose of *removable* *media*: media as in
> disks and the like, not media as in audio and video.
> 
> Therefore, I wouldn't recommend putting it in a subdirectory of /media,
> either.
> 
>  - Yuki.
> 
> 
i agree, unfortunately, the LFS decrees /media's new bastardised useage.
/me resumes ranting about it on his wiki page.
kk

-- 
Karl Goetz




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