From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from nessie.weebeastie.net ([220.233.7.36] helo=bunyip.lochness.weebeastie.net) by canuck.infradead.org with esmtps (Exim 4.63 #1 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1HoISJ-0006D4-Mx for linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org; Wed, 16 May 2007 08:18:20 -0400 Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 22:06:24 +1000 From: CaT To: J??rn Engel Subject: Re: [PATCH] LogFS take three Message-ID: <20070516120624.GA18926@zip.com.au> References: <20070515151919.GA32510@lazybastard.org> <17994.1241.436841.681216@stoffel.org> <20070515191926.GB1220@lazybastard.org> <1179291255.2859.195.camel@shinybook.infradead.org> <20070516110933.GA5472@lazybastard.org> <20070516113434.GC20482@mail.shareable.org> <20070516115003.GD5472@lazybastard.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070516115003.GD5472@lazybastard.org> Cc: akpm@osdl.org, Evgeniy Polyakov , Albert Cahalan , Greg KH , Jamie Lokier , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Ingo Oeser , Pekka Enberg , linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org, John Stoffel , linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner , David Woodhouse , Jan Engelhardt List-Id: Linux MTD discussion mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Wed, May 16, 2007 at 01:50:03PM +0200, J??rn Engel wrote: > On Wed, 16 May 2007 12:34:34 +0100, Jamie Lokier wrote: > > > > But if akpm can't pronounce it, how about FFFS for faster flash > > filesystem.... ;-) > > How many of you have worked for IBM before? Vowels are not evil. ;) > > Grouping four or more consonants to name anything will cause similar > expressions on people's faces. Numbers don't help much either. > > Ext2 is a great name, because "ext" actually is a pronouncable syllable. > MinixFS, ChunkFS, TileFS are great too. XFS and JFS are ok, at least > they only have three consonants. But FFS exists, so I'd rather go for a > syllable. FlashFS? -- "To the extent that we overreact, we proffer the terrorists the greatest tribute." - High Court Judge Michael Kirby From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1760971AbXEPMSk (ORCPT ); Wed, 16 May 2007 08:18:40 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1756240AbXEPMSd (ORCPT ); Wed, 16 May 2007 08:18:33 -0400 Received: from nessie.weebeastie.net ([220.233.7.36]:2605 "EHLO bunyip.lochness.weebeastie.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756824AbXEPMSd (ORCPT ); Wed, 16 May 2007 08:18:33 -0400 Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 22:06:24 +1000 From: CaT To: J??rn Engel Cc: Jamie Lokier , David Woodhouse , akpm@osdl.org, Evgeniy Polyakov , Albert Cahalan , Greg KH , John Stoffel , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Ingo Oeser , Pekka Enberg , linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org, Jan Engelhardt , linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner Subject: Re: [PATCH] LogFS take three Message-ID: <20070516120624.GA18926@zip.com.au> References: <20070515151919.GA32510@lazybastard.org> <17994.1241.436841.681216@stoffel.org> <20070515191926.GB1220@lazybastard.org> <1179291255.2859.195.camel@shinybook.infradead.org> <20070516110933.GA5472@lazybastard.org> <20070516113434.GC20482@mail.shareable.org> <20070516115003.GD5472@lazybastard.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070516115003.GD5472@lazybastard.org> Organisation: Furball Inc. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, May 16, 2007 at 01:50:03PM +0200, J??rn Engel wrote: > On Wed, 16 May 2007 12:34:34 +0100, Jamie Lokier wrote: > > > > But if akpm can't pronounce it, how about FFFS for faster flash > > filesystem.... ;-) > > How many of you have worked for IBM before? Vowels are not evil. ;) > > Grouping four or more consonants to name anything will cause similar > expressions on people's faces. Numbers don't help much either. > > Ext2 is a great name, because "ext" actually is a pronouncable syllable. > MinixFS, ChunkFS, TileFS are great too. XFS and JFS are ok, at least > they only have three consonants. But FFS exists, so I'd rather go for a > syllable. FlashFS? -- "To the extent that we overreact, we proffer the terrorists the greatest tribute." - High Court Judge Michael Kirby From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: CaT Subject: Re: [PATCH] LogFS take three Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 22:06:24 +1000 Message-ID: <20070516120624.GA18926@zip.com.au> References: <20070515151919.GA32510@lazybastard.org> <17994.1241.436841.681216@stoffel.org> <20070515191926.GB1220@lazybastard.org> <1179291255.2859.195.camel@shinybook.infradead.org> <20070516110933.GA5472@lazybastard.org> <20070516113434.GC20482@mail.shareable.org> <20070516115003.GD5472@lazybastard.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: akpm@osdl.org, Evgeniy Polyakov , Albert Cahalan , Greg KH , Jamie Lokier , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Ingo Oeser , Pekka Enberg , linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org, John Stoffel , linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner , David Woodhouse , Jan Engelhardt To: J??rn Engel Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070516115003.GD5472@lazybastard.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: linux-mtd-bounces@lists.infradead.org Errors-To: linux-mtd-bounces+gldm-linux-mtd-36=gmane.org+gldm-linux-mtd-36=gmane.org@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-fsdevel.vger.kernel.org On Wed, May 16, 2007 at 01:50:03PM +0200, J??rn Engel wrote: > On Wed, 16 May 2007 12:34:34 +0100, Jamie Lokier wrote: > > > > But if akpm can't pronounce it, how about FFFS for faster flash > > filesystem.... ;-) > > How many of you have worked for IBM before? Vowels are not evil. ;) > > Grouping four or more consonants to name anything will cause similar > expressions on people's faces. Numbers don't help much either. > > Ext2 is a great name, because "ext" actually is a pronouncable syllable. > MinixFS, ChunkFS, TileFS are great too. XFS and JFS are ok, at least > they only have three consonants. But FFS exists, so I'd rather go for a > syllable. FlashFS? -- "To the extent that we overreact, we proffer the terrorists the greatest tribute." - High Court Judge Michael Kirby ______________________________________________________ Linux MTD discussion mailing list http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-mtd/