Re: [patch] Input cleanups for 2.5.29 [2/2]

[Linus Torvalds]

On Wed, 31 Jul 2002, Brad Hards wrote:
> 
> We shouldn't arbitrarily invent new types that could be trivially done with 
> standard types. Maybe we could retain existing usage for ABIs that are
> unchanged from 2.0 days, but we certainly shouldn't be making the ABI
> any worse.

I disagree. 

I actively _dislike_ those stupid standard typenames. I don't want them in 
the kernel, and they have no advantages over the standard kernel types 
that have been there for a _loong_ time.

		Linus