Re: [PATCH] ext3: Fix typos in messages and comments (journalled -> journaled)

Dave Kleikamp
2008-05-01T02:28:10Z

On Thu, 2008-05-01 at 00:20 +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> > > A search of the ACM literature finds "journalized", "journalled" and
> > > "journaled" are all in use for this operation.
> >
> > I hate to get into these discussions, but I've used "journaled" a lot,
> > so I feel I should chime in.
>
> I noticed and IBM cannot even agree internally 8)
>
> "Tivoli Storage Manager Journal Based Backup troubleshooting techniques
> and solutions to common problems seen with journalized backups and the
> journal database. This is from a 2005_November_07 Support Technical
> Exchange Web seminar presented by TSM Support staff"
>
> "IBM Journaled File System (JFS)"

IBM's big. What can I say? :-)

> > That would probably be more correct, but the use of "journal" as a verb
> > has really gotten ingrained in file system developers brains. I
> > personally haven't heard or used "journalized" and it would take some
> > getting used to.
>
> Mandrake use Journalized File System in various press articles. Mac
> people seem to like journalized too and google shows it used in various
> reviews and articles.

I guess it's more common that I thought.

> I think I'm going to follow this up with the professional bodies and see
> if there is an opinion because either the computing world needs to agree
> on a proper English name, or they need to agree on a new one and talk to
> the dictionary people about it.

If there's some kind of consensus, I don't have strong feelings either
way.
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David Kleikamp
IBM Linux Technology Center