default partition scheme without /home - why ?

[Brendan Conoboy]

Benjamin Kreuter wrote:
> Perhaps we could create a new option, like "Recommended layout for desktops," 
> that uses a reasonable estimate of what the partition layout should be.  If a 
> user wants to change that, they can (and they can always "review and modify" 
> the partition layout), and they can always resize later if they need to.  New 
> users are often unsure of what the partition layout is, and unfortunately, 
> they often fail to read the install guide.

People can always resize / later and add a /home.  Every system needs a 
/ but not every system needs a /home.  Is there a strong technical 
reason for a default /home?  Would that same reason also apply toward a 
separate /usr and /var and /var/tmp?  Please, lets not get nostalgic for 
SunOS 4 partitioning!

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Brendan Conoboy / Red Hat, Inc. / blc at redhat.com