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I must say I really like the MacOS idea, that every app has it’s own folder. I think that apps scattered through filesystem are not a good idea at all. Maybe th

I must say I really like the MacOS idea, that every app has it’s own folder. I think that apps scattered through filesystem are not a good idea at all. Maybe they should symlink executables to /bin and shared libraries to /lib. Also everything that is needed to boot should probably be in a sealed readonly filesystem or binary anyway. I think we have made a mess with unix filesystem stricture and it really needs to be simplified.

cassepipe 4y ago
You should really check out GoboLinux then : https://gobolinux.org/ https://gobolinux.org/
jmbwell 4y ago
macOS also does a more strict but tidier hierarchy, grouped into "domains" … /System/* is "stuff from Apple" (including /System/Library, etc.), / is for "stuff on the local machine" (/Applications, /Library, etc.), and then each user can have their own hierarchy in their user directory (~/Applications, ~/Library, etc.). Of course, the "stuff from BSD" winds up in /bin and /usr/bin anyway, so it's still a mess. https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/FileManagement/Conceptual/FileSystemProgrammingGuide/FileSystemOverview/FileSystemOverview.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40010672-CH2-SW14 https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Fi...