Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 21 Dec 2001 14:20:42 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 21 Dec 2001 14:20:31 -0500 Received: from lacrosse.corp.redhat.com ([12.107.208.154]:38844 "EHLO lacrosse.corp.redhat.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 21 Dec 2001 14:18:48 -0500 Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 14:18:47 -0500 From: Benjamin LaHaise To: "Eric S. Raymond" , David Garfield , Linux Kernel List Subject: Re: Configure.help editorial policy Message-ID: <20011221141847.E15926@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <20011220143247.A19377@thyrsus.com> <15394.29882.361540.200600@irving.iisd.sra.com> <20011220185226.A25080@thyrsus.com> <15395.33489.779730.767039@irving.iisd.sra.com> <20011221134034.B11147@thyrsus.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20011221134034.B11147@thyrsus.com>; from esr@thyrsus.com on Fri, Dec 21, 2001 at 01:40:34PM -0500 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Dec 21, 2001 at 01:40:34PM -0500, Eric S. Raymond wrote: > What, and *encourage* non-uniform terminology? No, I won't do that. > Better to have a single standard set of abbreviations, no matter how > ugly, than this. So, encouraging non-uniform terminology, breaking applicates *and* confusing the hell out of everyone is better? Face it, the only people trying to confuse things are the disk vendors. DRAM is sold by the MB, everyone talks about MB == 1024*1024... I'm having a hard time giving a sympathetic ear to anyone try to change the well established, and consistent (barring the storage venduhs), standard. -ben -- Fish. - 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/