Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2007 18:29:19 -0700 From: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> To: "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@FreeBSD.org> Cc: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, Marc Fonvieille <blackend@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, cvs-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/virtualization chapter.sgml Message-ID: <20070409012919.3D2B145054@ptavv.es.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 08 Apr 2007 22:22:53 %2B0200." <20070408202252.GG1024@zaphod.nitro.dk>
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--==_Exmh_1176082159_76952P Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline > Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2007 22:22:53 +0200 > From: "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@FreeBSD.org> > Sender: owner-cvs-all@freebsd.org > > On 2007.04.08 18:37:20 +0000, Marc Fonvieille wrote: > > blackend 2007-04-08 18:37:20 UTC > > > > FreeBSD doc repository > > > > Modified files: > > en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/virtualization chapter.sgml > > Log: > > - s/X-Windows/X Window > > "X Window" sounds a bit odd to me - it mainly sounds like a single > window in X. I think it would sound better as either "X Window > System" (that's what X(7) says) or simply "X"? To be properly and legally pedantic, it should be 'X window' when referring to a single window or 'X windows' when referring to multiple windows. The term "Windows" is a trademark of some commercial software firm. MIT and Project Athena made it very clear that it was '"X", a windowing system' and not X-windows. The name "X" was simply a follow-on to the previous MIT developed system with the more obvious name of "W".If memory serves, "W" was not Athena, pre-dating the cooperative project that gave us X, Kerberos, and lots of other goodies. And, it you ever had the "fun" of using "W", you will realize that "X" is not an enhancement of "W", but a completely new system that was far closer to being practical in the real world. If there is any question, I can check with some of the old Athena people to confirm or deny this. I still know where at least one of them lives (cyber-space wise). -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 Key fingerprint:059B 2DDF 031C 9BA3 14A4 EADA 927D EBB3 987B 3751 --==_Exmh_1176082159_76952P Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (FreeBSD) Comment: Exmh version 2.5 06/03/2002 iD8DBQFGGZbvkn3rs5h7N1ERAkzBAJ9ZJWlASnBtC6OExJ1TVh694rdQAwCcCs+Y Nao0ywrD/ryvxmq4HyLREr0= =Xsia -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --==_Exmh_1176082159_76952P--
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