From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 24 07:30:07 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 055FE106564A for ; Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:30:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9758E8FC1A for ; Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:30:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n5O7U6gK048966 for ; Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:30:06 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n5O7U6ZA048963; Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:30:06 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:30:06 GMT Message-Id: <200906240730.n5O7U6ZA048963@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org From: Tom Rhodes Cc: Subject: Re: docs/135983: "The Z File System" - title is misleading and causes search issue X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Tom Rhodes List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:30:07 -0000 The following reply was made to PR docs/135983; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Tom Rhodes To: Dan Naumov Cc: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/135983: "The Z File System" - title is misleading and causes search issue Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:58:47 -0400 On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:53:27 GMT Dan Naumov wrote: > > >Number: 135983 > >Category: docs > >Synopsis: "The Z File System" - title is misleading and causes search issue > >Confidential: no > >Severity: non-critical > >Priority: medium > >Responsible: freebsd-doc > >State: open > >Quarter: > >Keywords: > >Date-Required: > >Class: doc-bug > >Submitter-Id: current-users > >Arrival-Date: Tue Jun 23 22:00:13 UTC 2009 > >Closed-Date: > >Last-Modified: > >Originator: Dan Naumov > >Release: 7.2-RELEASE > >Organization: > >Environment: > FreeBSD atom.localdomain 7.2-RELEASE-p1 FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE-p1 #0: Tue Jun 9 18:02:21 UTC 2009 root@amd64-builder.daemonology.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 > >Description: > People looking for information regarding ZFS support in FreeBSD are very likely to start by opening the handbook table of contents in their web browser, initiate their browser search function and search for "ZFS". This will result in 0 matches and the user will be left confused, thinking the handbook has no articles on the subject. > > Proposal: edit the following files: > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/filesystems-zfs.html > > and change any instances of "The Z File System" (a name which has no basis on reality) to "ZFS - Zettabyte File System". This will make the term searchable using web browser (or any other viewer) search functions allowing easier access for the user. Additionally this would decipher the ZFS acronym in a proper way with actual basis on the origin of the name. Actually, the term "Zettabyte" is out dated too. As for the "Z file system" - I read that somewhere. I just can't remember, perhaps it was the source code or a link on Sun's site or a developer blog; trust me, I wouldn't have used it otherwise. Searching around it appears that it's an orphan acronym (according to: http://opensolaris.org/os/community/zfs/faq/#whatstandfor) I have no issue with the changes, and may even make them myself if I find the time; however, I just wanted to explain where the "basis of reality" part. Thanks, --- Tom Rhodes