Messages in this thread | | | From | "List User" <> | Subject | Re: spelling of disc (disk) in /devfs | Date | Wed, 31 Jan 2001 18:35:30 -0600 |
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If it's any consolation from (this American) I'm glad it's 'disc' (always thought that 'disk' was just for those marketing dweebs who couldn't spell right in the first place).
Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Chandler" <alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk> To: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 18:19 Subject: spelling of disc (disk) in /devfs
> I accidentally built my 2.4.1 kernel with /devfs so had a interesting > few minutes looking round it to see what it was doing. > > The thing that struck me most was the spelling of disc with a 'c'. As > an Englishman this is the correct spelling for me most of the time, > but I have come to accept "as a technical term" disk (as in American) > is the right name for these devices. > > I now find myself confused with the new approach. > > > Alan > > alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk > http://www.chandler.u-net.com > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >
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