From: "Miguel Ojeda" <maxextreme@gmail.com>
To: andrew.j.wade@gmail.com
Cc: akpm@osdl.org, "Stefan Richter" <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de>,
"Randy Dunlap" <rdunlap@xenotime.net>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.18 V7] drivers: add lcd display support
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 23:40:41 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <653402b90610021440h2e416394r55227ce5e7eb6171@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200610021449.08640.ajwade@cpe001346162bf9-cm0011ae8cd564.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com>
On 10/2/06, Andrew James Wade <andrew.j.wade@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sunday 01 October 2006 08:53, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
> > Sure it is wrong, the point is what is the best to understading. "LCD
> > display" seems better to me than just "LC display".
>
> To me too. Acronyms tend to be treated as opaque tokens in English:
> their expansions tend not be be well known and don't really interact
> with their usage. "LCD display" is fine, and is clearer than both
> "LCD" or "liquid crystal display". (Some users won't know that a
> "liquid crystal display" is what they know as an "LCD display").
>
> Andrew Wade
>
I agree. As I said, in other languages is also common to use "LCD" as
a adjective, not as a noun.
Andrew, can you tell me how should I name it? So I will be able to
change it (if apply) and send the V8 patch.
I wish V8 will be the final patch...
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-10-02 21:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-09-30 23:24 Miguel Ojeda Sandonis
2006-10-01 12:53 ` Miguel Ojeda
2006-10-01 13:51 ` Stefan Richter
2006-10-01 14:25 ` Miguel Ojeda
2006-10-01 16:48 ` Stefan Richter
2006-10-01 17:58 ` Miguel Ojeda
2008-04-28 23:36 ` monitordelcd
2006-10-01 16:05 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2006-10-01 16:17 ` Andreas Schwab
2006-10-01 17:33 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2006-10-01 16:43 ` Randy Dunlap
2006-10-01 17:27 ` Alexander van Heukelum
2006-10-01 17:52 ` Miguel Ojeda
2006-10-01 18:25 ` Alexander van Heukelum
2006-10-01 16:53 ` Stefan Richter
2006-10-02 18:49 ` Andrew James Wade
2006-10-02 21:40 ` Miguel Ojeda [this message]
2006-10-03 0:06 ` Andrew James Wade
2006-10-03 12:55 ` Miguel Ojeda
2006-10-03 15:29 ` Randy Dunlap
2006-10-02 22:06 ` Alan Cox
2006-10-02 21:45 ` Miguel Ojeda
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