Messages in this thread |  | | From | "Albert D. Cahalan" <> | Subject | Re: spelling of disc (disk) in /devfs | Date | Sat, 10 Feb 2001 18:51:29 -0500 (EST) |
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> It had always been my assumption that non-optical storage media used > the 'disk' spelling, whereas optical media, such as CDs, DVDs, and MO, > were reffered to using the 'disc' spelling.
No, "disk" is correct for everything, but we use "disc" for a reason.
It is a non-word, which helps with trademark protection. It is odd, so it catches attention. Companies operating in the US have a habit of spelling words wrong whenever possible.
To us, "disc" is like "cliq", "qwest", "thru", "raq"...
Real UNIX uses "dsk", but IBM's name ("dasd") makes more sense for all the recent non-disk storage devices. The shape of the device does not matter; what matters is that it is a Direct Access Storage Device.
Using "disc" just sucks. I think the devfs author likes to make the rest of the world suffer for some nationalistic revenge. I and many others will forever curse the damn thing.
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