> Sounds like a better example of why linux should be more interested > in backwards compatibility than it seems to be now. Why change the /dev > names just because the underlying mechanism changes? The /dev names are not set by the kernel but by convention. If you wish to call your first SCSI disk /dev/wombat you can, and the kernel doesn't mind at all. > I can tell the only reason was a bunch of OCD programmers who broke > into a sweat every time they saw a directory named /usr/X11R6 instead > of /usr/share/X11 :-). The software worked just as well with either They assumed anyone with an IQ of about 30 or higher could use "ln -s"
