Re: Use of /media instead of /mnt

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• Subject: Re: Use of /media instead of /mnt
• From: Rahul Sundaram <rahulsundaram@xxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 22:08:44 +0530
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On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 09:32:56 -0700, Steve Fink <stevef@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Anyone,
> 
> Can anyone explain why the switch to /media instead of /mnt
> 
> In my mind, media is something you put into a device to read or write,
> 
> /mnt contains mount points where devices can be mounted to access media.
> 
> Am I just not getting the logic behind the /media change?

FHS compliance
http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#MEDIAMOUNTPOINT

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Regards,
Rahul Sundaram

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