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From: Mark Valentine <mark@thuvia.demon.co.uk>
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> From: green@freebsd.org ("Brian F. Feldman")
> Date: Thu 24 Oct, 2002
> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libdisk Makefile chunk.c write_alpha_disk.c write_i386_disk.c write_pc98_disk.c

> I'd prefer if 
> all my disks were named "/dev/strawberry0a1b2c" followed by the letter of 
> the slice, so should I ask for it to be so aliased?

This is hardly a matter of personal preference; it's one of consistency,
compatibility and robustness.

		Cheers,

		Mark.

-- 
Mark Valentine, Thuvia Labs <mark@thuvia.co.uk>       <http://www.thuvia.co.uk>
"Tigers will do ANYTHING for a tuna fish sandwich."       Mark Valentine uses
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