On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 08:08:29PM -0500, Ted Unangst wrote: > I generally associate negative connotations with so-called, as in > the "so-called free world". I wouldn't use it just to name something, > as in "the kernel is written in the so-called C language". so-called > implies "it's called this, but it's not". > > Two imo dubious occurrences in the install notes. It's not a so-called > MBR partition; it is an MBR partition. Similarly with hppa LIF. > There's one other use in loongson about initrd which seems ok. >
I agree with "so-called" having negative connotations. I think both those instances are using it intentionally, namely there are nasty surprises in some MBR blocks that are not covered by the so-called MBR standard. Probably likewise for hppa LIF...
