Re: Parallel Tape vs. PacketTwin - pt name clash

grant@torque.net
Wed, 29 Jul 1998 18:59:19 -0400 (EDT)

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> > (3) Rename the PacketTwin driver to something else. Since there is no
> > association between the driver's file name and a device node, this
> > is fairly transparent.
>
> The packetwin probably has a user base in double figures at most. Submit
> a patch to rename it as "ptwin" in 2.1.11x and nobody is going to get
> too upset about it. Common sense before fairness I think. Also its
> consistant with scsi naming.

I'll submit such a patch shortly. By accepting or rejecting it, Linus
will arbitrate this one, I guess.

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