Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 29 Apr 2001 21:11:17 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 29 Apr 2001 21:10:58 -0400 Received: from saloma.stu.rpi.edu ([128.113.199.230]:6404 "EHLO incandescent") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 29 Apr 2001 21:10:55 -0400 Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 21:10:49 -0400 From: Andres Salomon To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: deregister? Message-ID: <20010429211049.A17111@mp3revolution.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.17i X-Operating-System: Linux incandescent 2.4.3 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org I'm kind of curious; "deregister" is used quite often in the kernel: pcmcia_deregister_client pcmcia_deregister_erase_queue misc_deregister atm_dev_deregister atm_proc_dev_deregister usb_deregister_bus usb_deregister usb_serial_deregister scsi_deregister_blocked_host matroxfb_dh_deregisterfb Not to mention in various comments and documentation. Deregister, according to www.m-w.com (and many other dictionaries), is not a word. Is there some sort of historical significance to this being used, in place of "unregister"? -- "... being a Linux user is sort of like living in a house inhabited by a large family of carpenters and architects. Every morning when you wake up, the house is a little different. Maybe there is a new turret, or some walls have moved. Or perhaps someone has temporarily removed the floor under your bed." - Unix for Dummies, 2nd Edition -- found in the .sig of Rob Riggs, rriggs@tesser.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/