From owner-cvs-all Fri May 17 7:46:30 2002 Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from pittgoth.com (14.zlnp1.xdsl.nauticom.net [209.195.149.111]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F306137B405; Fri, 17 May 2002 07:46:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from unknown (lcl234.zbzoom.net [208.236.36.234]) by pittgoth.com (8.12.3/8.12.3) with SMTP id g4HEk64T011453; Fri, 17 May 2002 10:46:07 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from trhodes@FreeBSD.org) Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 10:48:30 -0400 From: Tom Rhodes To: Wilko Bulte Cc: grog@FreeBSD.org, bde@zeta.org.au, 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: <20020517104830.77a1c4da.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20020517083029.B2890@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <200205160410.g4G4Akn73697@freefall.freebsd.org> <20020516163820.H1640-100000@gamplex.bde.org> <20020517110130.P97098@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20020517083029.B2890@freebie.xs4all.nl> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.7.5claws (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd4.6) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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, 17 May 2002 08:30:29 +0200 Wilko Bulte wrote: > 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)? My very intent was for a consistant use of wording across the project, you do not pick up a book and see multiple spellings of a single word throughout. This can/may also frustrate new volunteers in the face of ``what is the standard to use, how should I do this'' > > -- > | / o / /_ _ wilko@FreeBSD.org > |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, the Netherlands > -- Tom (Darklogik) Rhodes www.FreeBSD.org -The Power To Serve www.Pittgoth.com -Pittgoth Discussion Portal trhodes@{Pittgoth.com, FreeBSD.org} PGP key by www: http://www.pittgoth.com/~darklogik/darklogik.key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message