Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 19 Jul 2002 21:04:07 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 19 Jul 2002 21:04:07 -0400 Received: from stargazer.compendium-tech.com ([64.156.208.76]:29700 "EHLO stargazer.compendium.us") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 19 Jul 2002 21:04:06 -0400 Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 18:06:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Kelsey Hudson X-X-Sender: khudson@betelgeuse.compendium-tech.com To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Alright, I give up. What does the "i" in "inode" stand for? In-Reply-To: <20020719141751.A32043@host110.fsmlabs.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 927 Lines: 24 On Fri, 19 Jul 2002, Cort Dougan wrote: > It should be spelled it GNU/i-node. > > } Andrew S. Tanenbaum claims it's index nodes in 'Modern Operating > } Systems, 2nd ed.'. He also wants them spelled i-node. *forwards to RMS* stallman ... as much as i respect the guy for his contributions to the open source movement, i can't help but ask myself why he's such a baby about the little things like that. Kelsey Hudson khudson@compendium.us Software Engineer/UNIX Systems Administrator Compendium Technologies, Inc (619) 725-0771 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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/