> #
> # On the contrary.  It would be a joyful and elegant state of uniformity.
>
> This is coming down to a matter of opinion.  In the end, as always, it's
> going to boil down to whose opinion is technically sound and whose will
> be implemented.  There is no historical data to show that these two
> coincide on a regular basis.

but why if someone prefers everything as tty<number> can't just do MAKEDEV
and then rename everything to what he/she like. no need to change kernel.

but changing numbering in kernel will remove easy use of old scheme, which
many people DO like.