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On Thu, 10 Dec 2009, ran...@sibernet.com wrote:
On Fri, 11 Dec 2009, Martin Pitt wrote:
ran...@sibernet.com [2009-12-10 20:49 -0800]:
I don't mean to be disrespectful, but it doesn't surprise me that this
is considered OS neutral. However, the fact that "U" sits prominantly in
the name implies that it is derived from 'udev': a Linux-only facility.
No, it means "Unix". Or "Useless", "User", "Unlimited", "Userspace",
"Übercool", or whichever mood you are currently in.
Seriously, the name shouldn't imply at all that it works with udev
only. That's only an implementation detail on Linux, one could even
write a hal-based implementation for BSD. Admittedly it was chosen
with having "u"dev in mind, but it's deliberately not called
"udev-disks", and the "u" doesn't really mean anything---it's pretty
much like "K"DE.
If the "U" is useuless, then remove it. As we are describing disks,
devices, or power, then take the "U" out, and describe the service, which is
POWER, DEVICES, or DISKS. Adding the "U/u" is extraneous, remove it.
Otherwise, *you* are stating that it has relevant syntax.
rft
Seriously, the issue is not if a "U" is in the name, but what is the
service that is needed. If a service is 'upower', then add the 'U'. But
as someone who is familiar with the English language, "U" doesn't proceed
many english words that fit (it does others, but as I am also sort-of
Deutsche literate, I don't see many relevance there either). So the
question is still: What is the service that is intended, not the provider
or the OS-specific facility that is intended?
rf
Martin
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