uucp cleanup script (SysVr4.0)
Bernd Felsche
bernie at metapro.DIALix.oz.au
Mon May 27 19:02:22 AEST 1991
In <1991May25.003224.5804 at eci386.uucp> woods at eci386.uucp (Greg A. Woods) writes:
>DOWN WITH EXCESSIVE SYMBOLIC LINKS! They are a poor hack, and they
>cause way too much confusion.... They should only be used when it is
>*ABSOLUTELY* necessary to have a reference to file on a different
>filesystem, or *ABSOLUTELY* necessary to have multiple locations/names
>for a directory. K.I.S.S.!
o= o= o= o= o=
Symbolic links are essential because System V.4 was designed by a
committee. Obviously, nobody could agree, and everybody wanted things
in a "familiar" place. Now we're faced with circular references and
obfuscated pathnames.
One giant leap sideways for mankind.
Version 7 is probably an improvement in many ways.
-= -= -= -= -=
It would have been _far_ better to document the location of
everything, and to keep it in a consistent place.
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