This is a new method of approaching this idea:
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/6243/
#6243 suggests that the top level folders (bin, boot, dev, etc...) should be renamed to be more self-explanatory. However, the ensuing discussion made it quite clear that this is very difficult to implement.
My suggestion is not to change the names of these folders directly, but add the capability for them to be subtitled. This will therefore make them more self-explanatory, without breaking basic functionality.
Such subtitles do not have to be long:
- bin = "programs"
- boot = "boot files"
- dev = "devices"
- etc = "configuration files"
- lib = "library files"
- home = "user files"
- media = "drives and storage"
- mnt = "mounted drives"
- proc = "processes"
- root = "administrator files"
- sbin = "program administration"
- tmp = "temporary files"
- usr = "program files"
This could be done simply in the GUI, without major changes needed to the underlying OS.
