Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!us.feeder.erje.net!news.linkpendium.com!news.linkpendium.com!panix!not-for-mail From: ruben safir Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Learning about the Kernal Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2015 13:19:58 +0000 (UTC) Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC Lines: 23 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 96.57.23.82 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: reader1.panix.com 1427030398 15502 96.57.23.82 (22 Mar 2015 13:19:58 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@panix.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2015 13:19:58 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Pan/0.139 (Sexual Chocolate; GIT bf56508 git://git.gnome.org/pan2) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:14210 On Sun, 22 Mar 2015 04:20:54 +0100, Aragorn wrote: >> The naming scheme was designed by individuals who want to drive people >> away from their computers. > > That's not the point. my dear friend - that is the only point. All the other ones you mention are irrelevent. /dev/sda1 MEANS something to the humans UUID=22171af4-2b9c-4b5c-a53c-7cbb927f0a75 / reiserfs defaults 0 1 is meaningless. With regard to that, look at this example of what happens when people are confronted with such meaningless use of nomenclature https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IgF6_jVaj8 -- The Coin Hangout: http://www.coinhangout.com/home