Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 07:00:35 -0500 (EST)
From: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
Reply-To: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
To: evand AT scn DOT org
cc: OpenDOS Mailing List <opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net>
Subject: Re: [opendos] Standard Directories (was: FSSTND)
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On Fri, 14 Mar 1997, Evan Dickinson wrote:

> > This one is a short summary for discussion, and would need to be 
> > adapted for an 'OpenDOS standard'.  Just FYI:
> > 
> [Proposed directory structure snipped]
> 
> You have your own system, as do I and everyone else.  We'd all like to
> keep using our structure.  I think the only solution that will please most
> people is one that lets us decide the names and locations of our
> directories.  This could be the paths.dir file (see my other posts in the 
> FSSTND thread) or some other system.  

If we let people pick their own directories then where is the
"standard"?  Thats just it, there isn't one because everyone's
will be different.

It's real simple, we decide upon a standard (or let Caldera do
so), then people either follow it or don't.  If they do, then
they'll benefit from the programs that use the standard, if they
don't then they get what they've got right now.  Either way, all
existing and future programs will still work.


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