[RFC] /var versus /srv
Fedora has had the /srv directory in its default configuration for
awhile now, and I think its high time we used it. Under the latest FHS
specifications this is the correct place for /var/www and /var/ftp/pub
and the like.
Personally I think this is a long overdue change and its about time we
followed through on it. Service-provided files are very much on the
fringe of /var 's purpose (which tends to be application state info that
requires extended persistence). The location was no doubt chosen since
the media performance requirements tend to align (though after this
shift the average /var partition could probably be substantially smaller).
The counter argument is that we might well break some conventions
associated with individual packages. On this end the individual
maintainers will have to weigh in. httpd is a good choice for the first
thing to move, since the current directory structure supporting it
already deviate's widely from Apache's (horrifically awful) defaults.
Thoughts? Comments? Flames?
-C