On Sat, 16 Nov 2002 11:30:37 +0100
Marton Fabo <morton@eik.bme.hu> wrote:

> > No, please no.  That's a very BAD idea.
> > 
> > All files matching the criteria for the /var hierarchy should, by
> > default, always be put in one lone /var.
> 
> I don't understand this approach. Why do have all users of NetBSD be 
> forced to use this scheme, just because YOU think it's mandatory? Having 
> a configuration option with a reasonable default is (to me) celarly 
> better than a hardwired solution.

Indeed.

> As to whether the default should be /var/pkg or /usr/pkg/var or anything 
> else, is another question.

Yes. And as you say, this should be just a *default*, something that any
admin can change if he does not like.

Regards

-- 
Julio Merino (http://jmmv.dyndns.org/) <jmmv@menta.net>