On Sun, 6 Jan 2013 20:02:04 +0000 (UTC), jb wrote: > Polytropon <freebsd <at> edvax.de> writes: > > > ... > > However, your transition of this knowledge to the terminology > > to be used in combination with _virtual_ machines makes sense. > > Maybe that wording is really not optimal. "Kill guest" matches > > today's understanding, but could possibly be formed better in > > regards of future use (like the power off vs. shutdown difference > > that was totally clear in the 1990's, but maybe isn't as clear > > anymore today). > > > > Well, I remember some time ago there were some changes done to shutdown, halt, > poweroff commands and their interpretation/implementation. > Since then Confusion Reigns Supreme ! > > See Google search: difference shutdown poweroff
I know it's "just" about terminology, and if you leave the PC sector, you'll be surprised about different interpretation and even deviating terminology. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
