DBus method naming of upower/udisks

[randyf at sibernet.com]

On Fri, 11 Dec 2009, Martin Pitt wrote:

> randyf at sibernet.com [2009-12-10 20:49 -0800]:
>>    I don't mean to be disrespectful, but it doesn't surprise me that this
>> is considered OS neutral.  However, the fact that "U" sits prominantly in
>> the name implies that it is derived from 'udev': a Linux-only facility.
>
> No, it means "Unix". Or "Useless", "User", "Unlimited", "Userspace",
> "Übercool", or whichever mood you are currently in.
>
> Seriously, the name shouldn't imply at all that it works with udev
> only. That's only an implementation detail on Linux, one could even
> write a hal-based implementation for BSD. Admittedly it was chosen
> with having "u"dev in mind, but it's deliberately not called
> "udev-disks", and the "u" doesn't really mean anything---it's pretty
> much like "K"DE.

   If the "U" is useuless, then remove it.  As we are describing disks, 
devices, or power, then take the "U" out, and describe the service, which 
is POWER, DEVICES, or DISKS.  Adding the "U/u" is extraneous, remove it. 
Otherwise, *you* are stating that it has relevant syntax.

rft

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