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From: Brad Hards <bhards@bigpond.net.au>
To: Ruth Ivimey-Cook <Ruth.Ivimey-Cook@ivimey.org>
Subject: Re: Linux 2.4.20-pre2 compile error
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 08:05:02 +1000
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On Wed, 14 Aug 2002 02:21, Ruth Ivimey-Cook wrote:
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> For example, recently I wanted to find the combined mouse device on an RH3
> system that I haven't got around to switching to devfs; after a lot of
> searching, including in the kernel sources, I gave up. On defvs it's
> obvious: you have /dev/mouse/, and under that "mice", which, being the
> plural of "mouse", is pretty clear, IMO.

Note that this is partly an experience (maybe even cultural) issue.

Given the same problem, I'd think "ah, mouse. Now that is an input device, so 
I'd expect it to be in /devin/input. Hmm - lots of mouse0, mouse1, etc type 
entries, and a "mice" entry. That'll probably be the one..."

I personally wouldn't think to look in /dev/mouse. And remember that we speak 
(mostly) the same language. Maus?

I guess it is just a matter of what you know.

Brad
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