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[–] who@feddit.org 3 points 3 days ago

there no longer is an overarching standards body who makes the decision

The creators of the FHS were never an overarching standards body. Despite its name, the FHS is more a set of conventions than a standard.

The closest standard that comes to mind is POSIX.

https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/