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Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2000 12:54:07 -0700
From: Carl Thompson <cet@carlthompson.net>
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To: Peter Ring <PRI@cddk.dk>
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Subject: Re: setup, default mounts
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Peter Ring wrote:
> 
> Is there a special reason for not just having four real directories,
> /bin and /usr/bin, /lib and /usr/lib? Why mount directories at all?

Even some commercial Unices do this with links.  HP-UX 10.09 and 10.15
did IIRC, (yes, those were real versions) and maybe other / more recent
versions too.

> ...

> Kind regards,
> Peter Ring

Carl Thompson

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