Then again, I would consider journalize to be the US version of journalise > Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 00:20:18 +0100 > From: alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: shaggy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > CC: akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; jack@xxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-ext4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [PATCH] ext3: Fix typos in messages and comments (journalled -> journaled) > >>> 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)" > > >> 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 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. > > > Alan > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Spaces – your life, your Space. Click here to find out more. http://get.live.com/spaces/overview-- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
