Re: Semi up to date JOBS list

From: Richard Gooch (rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca)
Date: Wed Jun 14 2000 - 12:00:19 EST


Alan Cox writes:
> > > We'll get /dev/scd0a as the first partition on that disk.
> >
> > This is what is ugly. Use "p1", "p2" or "part1", "part2", rather than
> > those silly letters.
>
> And we end up with ugly 16 char names you cant remember like in Solaris.
>
> scda0 follows the way sd behaves. scd0a is maybe cleaner scd0part1
> is just plain uck

So then use "p1" (my preference). "part1" was a compromise between
Linus' "partition1" and my "p1".

                                Regards,

                                        Richard....
Permanent: rgooch@atnf.csiro.au
Current: rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca

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