Re: Does git belong in root's $PATH?

From: walt <wa1ter@myrealbox.com>
Date: Jan 8, 2006, 01:22 UTC
Message-ID: <dpppg4$qkd$1@sea.gmane.org>
In-Reply-To: <43C05F4C.8050908@zytor.com>

H. Peter Anvin wrote:

> /usr used to be what is now called /home.  What you're describing above
> is the current usage.

History lessons are valuable for us youngsters ;o) Can you give us a brief description of what motivated such a change? (Just as important, of course, is whether the original motives have changed or disappeared.)

Thanks!