default partition scheme without /home - why ?

[Benny Amorsen]

Chris Snook <csnook at redhat.com> writes:

> What about a separate /usr, or a separate /var?  These can both be
> quite beneficial,

What are the benefits of separate /usr and /var? I can think of two:
1) one partition getting full doesn't affect the rest of the system
2) hard links aren't possible across partitions

Are there others? Disk quota could help with 1), and is 2) really a
great benefit on the desktop?


/Benny