Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 11 Dec 2003 21:23:01 -0600 | From | Matt Mackall <> | Subject | Re: [RFC/PATCH] FUSYN 5/10: kernel fuqueues |
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On Thu, Dec 11, 2003 at 07:15:40PM -0800, Perez-Gonzalez, Inaky wrote: > > From: Matt Mackall [mailto:mpm@selenic.com] > > > > > > From: Gene Heskett [mailto:gene.heskett@verizon.net] > > > > > > > > inaky.perez-gonzalez@intel.com wrote: > > > > >> include/linux/fuqueue.h | 451 > > > > >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > >> include/linux/plist.h | 197 ++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > >> kernel/fuqueue.c | 220 +++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > >> 3 files changed, 868 insertions(+) > > > > >> > > > > >> +++ linux/include/linux/fuqueue.h Wed Nov 19 16:42:50 2003 > > > > > > > > > >I don't suppose you've run this feature name past anyone in > > > > > marketting or PR? > > > > > > > > Obviously not... > > > > > > I am already asking for new names for whoever doesn't like > > > them, like me ... I have more interesting things to do than > > > looking for names. > > > > The name's fine by me actually, I'm greatly looking forward to hearing > > someone present them at the next Linux Symposium. > > I'll try to [at least I'll submit a proposal]...heh! :] > > > Other people might not be so amused, though. > > Do you mean on how similar it sounds to the famous four letter > word that everybody seems to be afraid to say in public? :) > > Well, I had initially (and intentionally) fucvar for a conditional > variable...however, in order to be more in order with how POSIX names > them, I changed it to fucond. > > Good thing they were not worth to implement (and actually swearing > by them was a good thing, they were a real PITA). > > Now seriously, forgive my naivete as English is my second language, > what might be not so amusing to others? the 'fuck' thingie?
The obvious pronunciation is closer to "fuck you" (fuh-queue or fuq-ueue), which is a little more pointed.
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