From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 31 Jan 2001 19:37:34 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 31 Jan 2001 19:37:24 -0500 Received: from shell.chaven.com ([207.238.162.18]:35495 "EHLO shell.chaven.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 31 Jan 2001 19:37:07 -0500 Message-ID: <030301c08be6$e494f480$160912ac@stcostlnds2zxj> From: "List User" To: "Alan Chandler" , In-Reply-To: <6lah7t4f685qo3igk679ocdo2obfhd9lvg@4ax.com> Subject: Re: spelling of disc (disk) in /devfs Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 18:35:30 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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" To: 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/ > - 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/