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From(H. Peter Anvin)
SubjectRe: Weird spelling fixes in 2.1.107
Date26 Jun 1998 03:29:33 GMT
Followup to:  <Pine.BSI.3.95.980625180502.18814B-100000@blues.jpj.net>
By author:    Trevor Johnson <trevor@jpj.net>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
> > -                              "cpu family\t: %c\n"
> > +                              "CPU family\t: %c\n"
> >
> >   The worst one -- this breaks interface between the kernel and apps.
> 
> The /proc/cpuinfo file is normally read by humans.  I think applications
> which use it should be adapted to what is best suited for humans. 
> 

This is total CRAP, sorry.  It was bad enough that some dork removed
the underscores, making automated parsing *MUCH* harder, now this...

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