[nycbug-talk] why /var?

[Jesse Callaway]

On Fri, Feb 18, 2005 at 08:29:37PM -0500, George Georgalis wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 18, 2005 at 05:36:13PM -0500, Bob Ippolito wrote:
> >
> >On Feb 18, 2005, at 5:13 PM, Jay wrote:
> >
> >>Again, I'm not objecting to the naming scheme, just saying that we
> >>need to take the labels with a grain of salt (or two).
> >
> >Likewise -- maybe we should upgrade that grain to a dash? :)
> >
> 
> Just some to throw in the mix, I don't put scripts in /usr/local/bin I
> put them in /usr/local/script and add that to the host's PATH when I
> create it. That way if I ever backup or reinstall, I don't bring all
> those local binaries (which I'll want to recompile on the new host).
> 
> As a rule of thumb, I don't make directories with plural names. Sometimes
> plural is appropriate, but at the end of the path, the file is singular.
> 
> // George
>

Wow, plural? What's the deal with that? No 'media' folders?

-jesse