On Jul 30, 2013 8:19 AM, "Alexander Berntsen" <alexan...@plaimi.net> wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA256 > > 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. > > > '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. > > > 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". > > > however, if many people violently oppose such a change, that's fine > then. I would simply prefer a more correct term. > - -- > Alexander > alexan...@plaimi.net > http://plaimi.net/~alexander > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.20 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ > > iF4EAREIAAYFAlH3rz8ACgkQRtClrXBQc7VMFwD/aE+cGnDYZOxgesjQ3Kv65zO5 > a3NIg+P5vd8piaqOg0YA+gN26Rep4FXBpUVwzAShtUArtE/0hjQ+1ofZzAzd3RPR > =X4XV > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > -Doug
