Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] ext3: Fix typos in messages and comments (journalled -> journaled) | From | Dave Kleikamp <> | Date | Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:28:07 -0500 |
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On Thu, 2008-05-01 at 00:20 +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > > > A search of the ACM literature finds "journalized", "journalled" and > > > "journaled" are all in use for this operation. > > > > I hate to get into these discussions, but I've used "journaled" a lot, > > so I feel I should chime in. > > I noticed and IBM cannot even agree internally 8) > > "Tivoli Storage Manager Journal Based Backup troubleshooting techniques > and solutions to common problems seen with journalized backups and the > journal database. This is from a 2005_November_07 Support Technical > Exchange Web seminar presented by TSM Support staff" > > "IBM Journaled File System (JFS)"
IBM's big. What can I say? :-)
> > That would probably be more correct, but the use of "journal" as a verb > > has really gotten ingrained in file system developers brains. I > > personally haven't heard or used "journalized" and it would take some > > getting used to. > > Mandrake use Journalized File System in various press articles. Mac > people seem to like journalized too and google shows it used in various > reviews and articles.
I guess it's more common that I thought.
> I think I'm going to follow this up with the professional bodies and see > if there is an opinion because either the computing world needs to agree > on a proper English name, or they need to agree on a new one and talk to > the dictionary people about it.
If there's some kind of consensus, I don't have strong feelings either way. -- David Kleikamp IBM Linux Technology Center
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