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From: rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
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Subject: Re: Case Insensitive File Systems -- Torvalds Hates Them
Date: 3 May 2025 02:34:44 GMT
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On Fri, 2 May 2025 23:59:01 -0000 (UTC), Borax Man wrote:

> On 2025-05-02, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, 2 May 2025 14:54:56 -0000 (UTC), Borax Man wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, I'm a command line kind of guy, and spaces are a bit of a PITA.
>>> Just have to remember to quote, but when you use shell expansions or
>>> globbing, and then things get a bit trickier.
>>
>> I'm not crazy about uppercase directories either. Desktop, Documents,
>> Downloads and so forth feels like something that snuck* in from
>> Windows.
>>
>> * 'sneaked' for the Brits and others who need regularity in their
>> lives.
> 
> I do admit, I tend to do this a bit, as I like to capitalise nouns (I'm
> a capitalist, you see).  But somtimes I think to myself, "why are you
> doing this?"

My German is very rusty but I find it much more logical than English. If 
it's a noun, capitalize it. It is particularly helpful in these divisive 
times when you can get into a flame war over a capital.