Re: [PATCH 2.6.18 V6] drivers: add lcd display support

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Sun Oct 01 2006 - 12:39:48 EST


On Sun, 01 Oct 2006 10:20:41 +0200 Stefan Richter wrote:

> Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 22:45:56 +0000 Miguel Ojeda wrote:
> ...
> >> tristate "CFAG12864B LCD Display"
> >
> > That seems very common to me.
>
> It is as common as it is wrong. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAS_Syndrome
>
> ...
> >> LCDisplay??
>
> A contraction like LCDisplay, like my suggested lcdisplay for the path
> name, is IMO not suitable for use in normal written language. Use it at
> most for path names where we contract words into one or would write
> lc-display or lc_display.
>
> > I would continue to use LCD display (small d).
>
> Still wrong language.
>
> "LCD" and "LC display" are correct.

whatever.
I've never heard anyone speak of or write about an LC display.

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~Randy
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