Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
All devices and special files in /dev should adhere to the
Linux Allocated Devices document, which is available with the
Linux kernel source. It is maintained by H. Peter Anvin
<hpa@zytor.com>.
Symbolic links in /dev should not be distributed with Linux
systems except as provided in the Linux Allocated Devices
document.
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The requirement not to make symlinks promiscuously is made because local
setups will often differ from that on the distributor's development
machine. Also, if a distribution install script configures the symbolic
links at install time, these symlinks will often not get updated if
local changes are made in hardware. When used responsibly at a local
level, however, they can be put to good use.
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Translated by troff2html v1.4 on 13 January 2001 by Daniel Quinlan