Re: Why complicated directory structure in Linux

John Hasler wrote:

Unix goes furher back than that IIRC

In the early years the file system hierarchy was much, much simpler.

In what way?
And what do you mean by "early years"?
Are you speaking of Linux, or Unix?

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