> Changing /dev/scd<N> (which is in far wider use) to /dev/sr<N> would
> have negative effects on users. It's probably a better name for most
> people too.
>
> I suggest that we change the message, rename the driver file and
> module, and live with the sr_ identifiers until they are changed to
> match.
IMHO "scd" ever has been broken and a bit incosistent and I never understood
why this device name came up at all (when I've started using Linux with 0.98.4
there only was /dev/sr?).
there is sd*, st*, sg*, so what is wrong with sr* or good with scd* ??
Harald
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