Why are there so many Mozilla plugins directories?

[Leonard]

Liam Proven wrote:
> I seem to find, on 9.04 or 9.10, that there are separate directories for:
>
> /usr/lib/firefox/plugins
> /usr/lib/firefox-[version]/plugins
> /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
> /usr/lib/xulrunner/plugins
> /usr/lib/xulrunner-addons/plugins
>
> Some of these are links to other ones, some are empty.
>
> Most contain symlinks to various things in /etc/alternatives which
> then link to actual plugins for media players, java, etc.
>
> Why so many? Wouldn't a single linked or union directory be easier, or
> am I missing something important?
>
>    
Your suggestion is logical therefore not implemented-:o)  Actually, I 
don't know why it is that
way but prefer to have it as you suggest.  I find there are too many 
symlinks in Linux/Ubuntu
any way and if you look you'll find many are broken.  Maybe some 
developer can shed some
light why this is so.

-- 
Leonard
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
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