From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S935059AbYEBONl (ORCPT ); Fri, 2 May 2008 10:13:41 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1762885AbYEBONR (ORCPT ); Fri, 2 May 2008 10:13:17 -0400 Received: from outpipe-village-512-1.bc.nu ([81.2.110.250]:53270 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-FAIL-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1758962AbYEBONR (ORCPT ); Fri, 2 May 2008 10:13:17 -0400 Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 15:04:39 +0100 From: Alan Cox To: Frans Pop Cc: akpm@osdl.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] hfsplus: Correct user visible printk Message-ID: <20080502150439.76beaf27@core> In-Reply-To: <200805021600.42610.elendil@planet.nl> References: <20080502142925.2e439d8a@core> <200805021600.42610.elendil@planet.nl> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.3.1 (GTK+ 2.12.5; x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Organization: Red Hat UK Cyf., Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1TE, Y Deyrnas Gyfunol. Cofrestrwyd yng Nghymru a Lloegr o'r rhif cofrestru 3798903 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > 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