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Date:      Mon, 25 Oct 1999 17:05:27 -0500
From:      Chris Costello <chris@calldei.com>
To:        Pascal Hofstee <daeron@Wit401305.student.utwente.nl>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: module names
Message-ID:  <19991025170527.K452@holly.calldei.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.20.9910252351330.17264-100000@shadowmere.student.utwente.nl>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.20.9910252351330.17264-100000@shadowmere.student.utwente.nl>

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On Tue, Oct 26, 1999, Pascal Hofstee wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> With the recent addition of more and more KLDs to the /modules directory i
> was wondering if perhaps it would be a good idea to name these modules
> more consistantly:
> 
> if_*    : For all network modules (done already)
> ng_*    : For all netgraph related modules (done already)
> fs_*    : For all filesystem modules
> saver_* : For all screensavers (probably would prefer a shorter prefix)
> emu_*   : For binary compatibilty modules like linux/ibcs2/svr4

   I agree with the idea but some of the name ideas are a little
off.  What would Vinum go under?

   I also disagree with your usage of ``emu_''.  I would prefer
``compat_''.

-- 
|Chris Costello <chris@calldei.com>
|If at first you don't succeed, you must be a programmer.
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