Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: devfs | From | (Joseph H. Buehler) | Date | 16 Jan 1998 01:22:05 -0500 |
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"Leonard N. Zubkoff" <lnz@dandelion.com> writes:
> I am now wondering what the rationale is for using "p" rather than "s" for the > partition number. I cannot think of any particularly compelling reason for > either choice. "p" is somewhat more mnemonic, but I find "s" slightly more > esthetic (since "p" would be the only character with a descender) and it is > compatible with other systems. So how about:
s == "slice", I believe
Joe Buehler
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