(25-10-2016, 04:32 PM)pranomostro Wrote: What I find especially interesting is that files in unix are categorized by type or usage,
not by association. One could also have a system where everything
except the most basic system components is in something called /pkg in
a directory corresponding to the package name.

Interesting, I disregarded the topic of categorization: The why stuffs are split in categories the way they are.
Apart from the alternatives and original layouts I didn't discuss much.
Maybe someone could unfold that.