From owner-freebsd-doc Sun Dec 16 7: 0: 5 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EFBD137B417 for ; Sun, 16 Dec 2001 07:00:01 -0800 (PST) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) id fBGF01a21657; Sun, 16 Dec 2001 07:00:01 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C525837B405 for ; Sun, 16 Dec 2001 06:56:24 -0800 (PST) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) id fBGEuOS21275; Sun, 16 Dec 2001 06:56:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200112161456.fBGEuOS21275@freefall.freebsd.org> Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 06:56:24 -0800 (PST) From: Raf Schietekat To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-1.0 Subject: docs/32901: Misleading statement about "X Windows" Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >Number: 32901 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Misleading statement about "X Windows" >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Dec 16 07:00:01 PST 2001 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Raf Schietekat >Release: 4.4-R >Organization: >Environment: N/A >Description: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-understanding.html has a section: >How-To-Repeat: N/A >Fix: Suggested improvement (aiming for neutrality, self-containedness), carefully deliberated (so don't dismiss lightly): >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: >>>>> X can be called ``X'', ``X Window System'', ``X11'', and other terms. ``X Windows'' is to be avoided wherever possible; see X(1) for more information. <<<<< Problems: X(1) link is broken, and it is an overblown statement about "X Windows". >>>>> Alternative forms for ``X'' suggested by the X Consortium, such as the trademarked full name ``X Window System'' and a few combinations which add the version number, can be found in X(1). If you want to adhere to that list, you should not be calling it ` `X Windows'', another name commonly used. <<<<< The link for X(1) should be http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=X&manpath=FreeBSD+Ports Also nice would be a link for the X Consortium (www.x.org doesn't seem to mention that name, BTW). To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message