Re: [gentoo-dev] s/disk space/drive space

[Douglas Freed]

On Jul 30, 2013 8:19 AM, "Alexander Berntsen" <alexander@××××××.net> wrote:
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> On 30/07/13 14:12, Alex Legler wrote:
> > I don't think you're using that right. You get to make statements
> > "for future reference" if you actually have authority to tell
> > people what to do.
> Relax. There's even a "please" in there.
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> > 'disk space' is a perfectly valid term even if you have fancy solid
> >  state drives these days. It is an established term in technical
> > documentation that everyone understands even if you don't
> > physically use a 'disk'.
> It's *wrong*. In school we were even taught to avoid it. :-)

How is it wrong?  We've been using disk space for decades (probably since
disks were invented), and as someone who has been using Linux for 5 years,
and Windows for 10 years, the only time I've ever heard "drive space" is in
Windows or from not-so-technically savvy friends and relatives.

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> > Wikipedia lists 'disk space', not 'drive space' as do two English-*
> >  dictionaries I checked. Why should we be coining 'drive space'?
> "free space" or "space available" or similar may be better wordings,
> though I am used to seeing "drive space".
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> however, if many people violently oppose such a change, that's fine
> then. I would simply prefer a more correct term.
> - --
> Alexander
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-Doug