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> I believe they're referring to the old SunOS (at least) convention that /sbin was for utilities that could be run during the boot process before /usr was mounted

My memory is hazy but I recall the distinction being / vs /usr not /bin vs /sbin.

>>rascul+(OP)
The article we're commenting on has that as the justification for /usr/bin and /bin in the second paragraph.