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

Joe Fegan
2008-05-01T10:07:19Z

Then again, I would consider journalize to be the US version of journalise

> Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 00:20:18 +0100
> From: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk
> To: shaggy@linux.vnet.ibm.com
> CC: akpm@linux-foundation.org; jack@suse.cz; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] ext3: Fix typos in messages and comments (journalled -> journaled)
>
>>> 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)"
>
>
>> 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 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.
>
>
> Alan
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