From owner-cvs-all Thu May 16 23:30:43 2002 Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 70A9A37B40A; Thu, 16 May 2002 23:30:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.3/8.12.2) with ESMTP id g4H6UaIa002962; Fri, 17 May 2002 08:30:36 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.3/8.12.3/Submit) id g4H6UTje002957; Fri, 17 May 2002 08:30:29 +0200 (CEST) Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 08:30:29 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte To: "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" Cc: Bruce Evans , Tom Rhodes , cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Correct spelling (was: cvs commit: src/sbin/adjkerntz adjkerntz.8 src/sbin/badsect badsect.8 badsect.c src/sbin/clri clri.8 src/sbin/disklabel disklabel.5 disklabel.8 src/sbin/dump Makefile dump.h main.c) Message-ID: <20020517083029.B2890@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <200205160410.g4G4Akn73697@freefall.freebsd.org> <20020516163820.H1640-100000@gamplex.bde.org> <20020517110130.P97098@wantadilla.lemis.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20020517110130.P97098@wantadilla.lemis.com>; from grog@FreeBSD.ORG on Fri, May 17, 2002 at 11:01:30AM +0930 X-OS: FreeBSD 4.6-PRERELEASE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org Sender: owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Fri, May 17, 2002 at 11:01:30AM +0930, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > On Thursday, 16 May 2002 at 16:40:25 +1000, Bruce Evans wrote: > > On Wed, 15 May 2002, Tom Rhodes wrote: > > > >> Log: > >> more file system > filesystem > > > > The number of these changes probably shows that the change is from > > one correct spelling to another at best, or backwards at worst. I > > prefer "file system" in most contexts. > > Agreed. There's no evidence that "filesystem" is correct. Most spell > checkers flag it. I've just checked the usage in print media. I I can't help wondering if there is any point in changing things like this. Consider: is there anybody on this planet who would not understand file system but would understand filesystem (or viceversa)? -- | / o / /_ _ wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, the Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message