Re: spelling of disc (disk) in /devfs

List User
2001-02-01T00:37:34Z

If it's any consolation from (this American) I'm glad it's 'disc' (always
thought that 'disk' was just for those marketing dweebs who couldn't spell
right
in the first place).

Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Chandler" <alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk>
To: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 18:19
Subject: spelling of disc (disk) in /devfs

> I accidentally built my 2.4.1 kernel with /devfs so had a interesting
> few minutes looking round it to see what it was doing.
>
> The thing that struck me most was the spelling of disc with a 'c'. As
> an Englishman this is the correct spelling for me most of the time,
> but I have come to accept "as a technical term" disk (as in American)
> is the right name for these devices.
>
> I now find myself confused with the new approach.
>
>
> Alan
>
> alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk
> http://www.chandler.u-net.com
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