[geeks] Swapping Sparc boxes...

[Kurt Mosiejczuk]

On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, David L Kindred (Dave) wrote:

> >>>>> "Kurt" == Kurt Mosiejczuk <kurt at csh.rit.edu> writes:

>     Kurt> I also wonder why the two forms insist on using DIFFERENT
>     Kurt> nomenclature.  Is it so wrong to be somewhat consistent?

> a) If everybody called them the same things some lawyer would insist on
>    an IP suit because obviously somebody copied something.

In the same product?  I'm asking about the differences within Linux's
own devfs system.  It's not like I'm asking why they don't go with
Solaris's exact format...

> b) I haven't seen SGI's or IBM's stuff, but I swear that things are
>    changed in HP-UX and Solaris *JUST SO THEY ARE DIFFERENT*.  And they
>    wouldn't want too close a match to the "free" systems either.  I
>    think the suits call it "product differentiation" don't they?

I suspect it's probably more the engineer who come up with it think it's
a better way.  Suits wouldn't have as much meaning in their stuff =)

But again, I was comparing two representations that Linux uses, not comparing
it to other systems.

--Kurt