docs/135983: "The Z File System" - title is misleading and causes search issue

[Tom Rhodes]

The following reply was made to PR docs/135983; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Tom Rhodes <trhodes at FreeBSD.org>
To: Dan Naumov <dan.naumov at gmail.com>
Cc: bug-followup at FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: docs/135983: "The Z File System" - title is misleading and
 causes search issue
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:58:47 -0400

 On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:53:27 GMT
 Dan Naumov <dan.naumov at gmail.com> wrote:
 
 > 
 > >Number:         135983
 > >Category:       docs
 > >Synopsis:       "The Z File System" - title is misleading and causes search issue
 > >Confidential:   no
 > >Severity:       non-critical
 > >Priority:       medium
 > >Responsible:    freebsd-doc
 > >State:          open
 > >Quarter:        
 > >Keywords:       
 > >Date-Required:
 > >Class:          doc-bug
 > >Submitter-Id:   current-users
 > >Arrival-Date:   Tue Jun 23 22:00:13 UTC 2009
 > >Closed-Date:
 > >Last-Modified:
 > >Originator:     Dan Naumov
 > >Release:        7.2-RELEASE
 > >Organization:
 > >Environment:
 > FreeBSD atom.localdomain 7.2-RELEASE-p1 FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE-p1 #0: Tue Jun  9 18:02:21 UTC 2009     root at amd64-builder.daemonology.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  amd64
 > >Description:
 > People looking for information regarding ZFS support in FreeBSD are very likely to start by opening the handbook table of contents in their web browser, initiate their browser search function and search for "ZFS". This will result in 0 matches and the user will be left confused, thinking the handbook has no articles on the subject.
 > 
 > Proposal: edit the following files:
 > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/
 > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/filesystems-zfs.html
 > 
 > and change any instances of "The Z File System" (a name which has no basis on reality) to "ZFS - Zettabyte File System". This will make the term searchable using web browser (or any other viewer) search functions allowing easier access for the user. Additionally this would decipher the ZFS acronym in a proper way with actual basis on the origin of the name.
 
 Actually, the term "Zettabyte" is out dated too.  As for the "Z
 file system" - I read that somewhere.  I just can't remember,
 perhaps it was the source code or a link on Sun's site or a
 developer blog; trust me, I wouldn't have used it otherwise.
 Searching around it appears that it's an orphan acronym
 (according to:
 http://opensolaris.org/os/community/zfs/faq/#whatstandfor)
 
 I have no issue with the changes, and may even make them
 myself if I find the time; however, I just wanted to
 explain where the "basis of reality" part.  Thanks,
 
 --- 
 Tom Rhodes