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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>
Cc: akpm@osdl.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] hfsplus: Correct user visible printk
Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 15:04:39 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080502150439.76beaf27@core> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200805021600.42610.elendil@planet.nl>

> BTW, what is common spelling in the kernel British or American English?

It varies. The fs journal code uses both at random sometimes mixed in the
same paragraph. Fortunately "to journalise" is valid in both US and UK
English.

> journaled:     134,000 hits ( 8.7% of above total)

Almost entirely caused by Linux.

> I don't see this as an improvement.

Actually using proper language is most definitely an improvement. Right
now we are using incorrect made up words. Not only that we are using
incorrect made up words when the computing professional bodies also say
that our choice is wrong.

Alan

  reply	other threads:[~2008-05-02 14:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-05-02 13:29 [PATCH] hfsplus: Correct user visible printk Alan Cox
2008-05-02 14:00 ` Frans Pop
2008-05-02 14:04   ` Alan Cox [this message]
2008-05-02 15:42     ` Frans Pop
2008-05-02 15:44       ` Alan Cox
2008-05-02 21:18         ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2008-05-02 22:29           ` Alan Cox
2008-05-03 11:49     ` SL Baur
2008-05-03 12:06       ` Frans Pop

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