The Grand /usr-fication of Linux Jan 27, 2012, 23 :00 UTC (19 Talkback[s]) (6178 reads) (Other stories by Brian Proffitt)
[ Thanks to Amy Bennett for this link. ]
The Fedora Project is currently mounting a concerted effort to merge Linux filesystem directories into a more organized structure, an effort known as /usr merge.
This is not really new news, but a new posting on FreeDesktop.org from Lennart Poettering is seeking to dispel many of the arguments against such a merge, while touting the merger's advantages.