--- dmsdos/doc/FAQ	2018/04/24 16:37:52	1.1
+++ dmsdos/doc/FAQ	2018/04/24 16:38:39	1.1.1.2
@@ -203,3 +203,13 @@ under kernel 2.0.34. In that case, you m
 module with several kernels. But please don't overuse it. You should not,
 for example, use the same compiled object code of a dmsdos module for
 kernel 2.0.34 and 2.1.105 - this is very likely to cause problems :)
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+Where does the name "DMSDOS" come from ?
+
+It has historical reasons. The first piece of dmsdos code was written in 
+times of MSDos 6.2 when Doublespace became very popular. Thus, dmsdos was
+meant as something like "doublespaced msdos". Today, it supports a lot of 
+more compressed Dos filesystems, and a better name would be "cmsdos" for 
+"compressed msdos". But you never change the name of a successful project :)