At 03:20 PM 12/27/2005, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
>Craig White <craigwhite@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > As for why evolution puts its files in hidden directories
> > is because that is pretty much the gnome way and evolution
> > is very much a gnome application.
>
>Yep.
>
>And it's pretty much the "UNIX way" in general. You almost
>_always_ put user files in the user's home directory.
But HIDDEN???
I have always kept my data organized by identity and have NEVER put
anything in M$s pet directories. After I install an app, I change
its data directory settings. Been doing this since QUARTERDECK on 286s.
>That way, it doesn't matter what terminal the user connects from,
>or what access they have on the system, they have their same
>home directory, settings, etc...
And I could mount shares for specific user info from other systems.
>I could go into the
>long history of NT v. Chicago on that (and the lack of
>network-consideration in Chicago), but I won't bore you.
You left out OS/2 there (I gained the dubious title of one of the 5
junior blue ninjas. anyone here know who the blue ninja on
compuserve was?). I remember when Culter was hired away from
DEC. To make a 'real' file system.
