The same reason you decided to spend the time to make that little ascii picture. ;-) > > > # # # # # # ##### > # # # # # # # # # > # # # # # # # # > # # # ####### # ### > # # # # # # # > # # # # # # > ## ## # # # # > > florin > On a slightly more serious note: 1) users should be able to customize how things are set up on their computer. Hell, even windows lets you move around default directories. 2) standardization. installers should look to one place to find out where to install themselves instead of assuming or guessing and getting programs installed in /usr/lib/ and /usr/local etc. etc. (not /etc). the point is not that we need to change it, its that it should be dynamic enough so that it's possible. Laying it out the way I suggested is just basic abstraction. Every program shouldn't know where it's going to be installed on person x's computer. justin _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list