What's this /run directory doing on my system and where does it come from?

[Ralf Corsepius]

On 03/31/2011 01:22 PM, Lennart Poettering wrote:
> On Thu, 31.03.11 13:13, Ralf Corsepius (rc040203 at freenet.de) wrote:
>
>>>> <cite>
>>>> Applications must never create or require special files or
>>>> subdirectories in the root directory. Other locations in the FHS
>>>> hierarchy provide more than enough flexibility for any package.
>>>> </cite>
>>>
>>> Well, we are not an "application", are we?
>>
>> I feel you are violently not wanting to understand and prefer tearing
>> things into the absurd:
>>
>> a) systemd is the application this all has begin with.
>
> systemd is part of the OS, it is the system. It's not an app running on
> the OS. Firefox is an app.
Twisting words, again - To me, systemd is an application.

>> b) what else but applications are creating "run" files?
>
> The system. dracut, systemd, udev, and so on -- which all are components
> of the OS.
All applications.

> So, now I am a violent crack addicted rapist in your eyes. I am curious
> what adjectives you think of next.
Well, PC prohibits to pronounce what I actually think of your works.