>>> Because now you need to be concerned whether your serial port is
>>> /dev/ttya or /dev/ttyZa or /dev/ttyCa or /dev/ttyHa or
>>> /dev/ttyEa....
>> and i WANT to!!!!
> Fine.  Your preference has been noted.  You are the only one I've
> heard from who likes this.

I didn't speak up because I didn't feel I had anything much to say, but
I too like the current scheme for tty naming.  It might be nice to have
a uniform layer _available_, but having it as the only way would, in my
opinion, be a serious lose.

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