simple scheme
/boot
    256M
/swap
    32G
/
    512G
/data
    the rest

complex scheme:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Partitioning#Partition_scheme

/boot
    256M
/swap
    32G
/
    32G
/var
    32G
/usr
    32G
/home
    256G
/data
    the rest


http://www.skorks.com/2009/08/partitioning-your-hard-drive-during-a-linux-install/
http://linuxmafia.com/~karsten/Linux/FAQs/partition.html