[nycbug-talk] why /var?

[George Georgalis]

On Sat, Feb 19, 2005 at 04:57:54AM -0500, Jesse Callaway wrote:
>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?

No 'medias' no 'hosts' no 'domains' folder - just the singular form.

// George


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