I am sure that one of the original aims of the Linux Standard Base Project[1] was to fix and simplify the default file system hierarchy, but researching it now,

I am sure that one of the original aims of the Linux Standard Base Project[1] was to fix and simplify the default file system hierarchy, but researching it now, it seems that they've backed away from doing anything drastic. --- [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Standard_Base https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Standard_Base