From owner-freebsd-doc Tue Jul 16 17:20: 8 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F88937B400 for ; Tue, 16 Jul 2002 17:20:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 462D743E42 for ; Tue, 16 Jul 2002 17:20:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.4/8.12.4) with ESMTP id g6H0K3JU012410 for ; Tue, 16 Jul 2002 17:20:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.4/8.12.4/Submit) id g6H0K336012409; Tue, 16 Jul 2002 17:20:03 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 17:20:03 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200207170020.g6H0K336012409@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Cc: From: Trevor Johnson Subject: Re: docs/38225: change "CDROM" to "CD-ROM" Reply-To: Trevor Johnson Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR docs/38225; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Trevor Johnson To: Trevor Johnson Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org, , Marc Fonvieille Subject: Re: docs/38225: change "CDROM" to "CD-ROM" Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 20:14:22 -0400 (EDT) > State-Changed-From-To: closed->open > State-Changed-By: trevor > State-Changed-When: Tue Jul 16 16:43:06 PDT 2002 > State-Changed-Why: > With the patch accompanying this PR, I proposed to change > doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/fdp-primer/writing-style/chapter.sgml . > The fact that the patch has not yet been applied is IMO not a valid > reason for closing the PR. > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=38225 Before I submitted this PR, I was advised in a private e-mail that I should "launch a campaign to change the word-list of the FDP." If this PR is not the proper way to do so, please let me know what the procedure is. My correspondent told me that the existence of Walnut Creek CDROM was a factor in the choice of "CDROM" over "CD-ROM." A (probably related) factor was that "CDROM" already outnumbered "CD-ROM," so it was easier to change to the incorrect spelling. With the company's unfortunate demise, the decision should be reconsidered. Oftentimes, words are intentionally misspelled (for example "EZ," "Cheez," or "Wip") in order to make a trademark more enforceable. Perhaps that happened here. -- Trevor Johnson To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message