That's my point. On linux, there really is no distinction between /bin and /usr/bin. /usr/local/bin is different, as it's the designated location for stuff you install from source. /sbin is also different, because that's where you want your recovery tools. Although usually you'll boot into a livecd for recovery these days, so it's kind of moot.

Again, this about the only thing that systemd, fdo, etc. and I agree on.