DragonFlyBSD

On Wed, Feb 03, 2010 at 02:44:39PM +0000, arden henderson (via DragonFly issue tracker) wrote:

New submission from arden henderson <arden@cubefarmhell.com>:

during startup:
text: busses
error: busses
fix: buses

Busses is a correct spelling. Is there a consistency issue, or do you
just prefer "buses"?

--Peter

Am 03.02.2010 16:49, schrieb Peter Avalos:

On Wed, Feb 03, 2010 at 02:44:39PM +0000, arden henderson (via DragonFly issue tracker) wrote:

New submission from arden henderson<arden@cubefarmhell.com>:

during startup:
text: busses
error: busses
fix: buses

Busses is a correct spelling. Is there a consistency issue, or do you
just prefer "buses"?

--Peter

FWIW, the Wikipedia article
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_%28computing%29 consistently uses
'buses' as plural.

Sascha

Am 03.02.2010 16:49, schrieb Peter Avalos:

On Wed, Feb 03, 2010 at 02:44:39PM +0000, arden henderson (via DragonFly
issue tracker) wrote:

New submission from arden henderson<arden@cubefarmhell.com>:

during startup:
text: busses
error: busses
fix: buses

Busses is a correct spelling. Is there a consistency issue, or do you
just prefer "buses"?

--Peter

FWIW, the Wikipedia article
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_%28computing%29 consistently uses 'buses'
as plural.

Sascha

I'll take my bikeshed black.

Peter is correct in saying that this is "a" correct spelling -- it depends
on what side of the ocean you're on, as I'm pretty sure this is a US vs UK
English issue.

Busses is a correct spelling. Is there a consistency issue, or do you
just prefer "buses"?

It's an ambiguity issue. (And a consistency issue with regards to
conventional/common use.)

more:
While "busses" is indeed a correct spelling (and therefore will
typically pass spelling checkers) and is listed in a sampling of
dictionaries as an "alternate" spelling of "buses," it is not the
(current) conventional plural form of the word "bus," and, more
importantly, ambiguous enough as to rule out as a practical choice
because the (English) word "busses" is also the plural (noun), and
third-person singular simple present indicative form (verb), of the
word "buss." In view of common use, "buss" definitively, and most
definitely, does not convey the intended, common, and conventional,
meaning as "bus" in context of the start-up code. In general, for good
practices, it is prudent to avoid words labeled as "alternate"
spellings, given a choice. (Side-note: Apparently, "busses" is
additionally loaded as the French verb form second-person singular
subjunctive imperfect of "boire.") "Buses" is the consistent,
practical, simple-loaded plural form choice for non-ambiguous,
conventional use throughout the project.

--a