On Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 06:31:37PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote: > On Mon, 24 Aug 2020 13:15:52 -0400 > Hendrik Boom <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > So if we were to use fd as short for file-or-directory it could > > better be short for file descriptor. > > Not in my opinion. Some people get infuriated when confronted with > "insider" acronyms, which is what fd sounds like. Also, fd is often > used to mean the technical thing called "file descriptor", which I don't > think is what you're trying to get across. I'd use something reasonably > descriptive.
And when pronounced in the obvious way, it souned just like FUD. -- hendrik > > > SteveT > > Steve Litt > Autumn 2020 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times > http://www.troubleshooters.com/thrive > _______________________________________________ > Dng mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list [email protected] https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
