Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 20:03:27 +0100
From: Al Viro <viro@ftp.linux.org.uk>
To: Nick Warne <nick@linicks.net>
Cc: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Question on Space.c
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On Mon, May 29, 2006 at 07:11:25PM +0100, Nick Warne wrote:
> > drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c, include/asm-m68knommu/MC68328.h,
> > drivers/block/DAC960.c and others).
> > To find some more, try this in the kernel source dir : find ./ -name
> > "[A-Z]*"
> >
> > It would make sense to me personally to rename this one, but it's not
> > my call and besides it'll open a whole can of worms about whether or
> > not to rename the other ones...
> 
> Well, I don't think so.  Apart from the really conventional file names 
> (Makefile et al), the others you mentioned are abbreviations*, so it is 
> obvious.  Now Ncr5380.c would be a different kettle of fish...
> 
> Nick
> * abbreviation: a long word used to describe a short word used in place of a 
> long word.

Right...  Now look for definition of acronym somewhere...
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