Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 23:39:04 +0930 From: Adam Smith <adam@internode.com.au> To: Robert Storey <y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Windows X Message-ID: <20040720140903.GA691@internode.com.au> In-Reply-To: <20040720203713.56633935.y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net> References: <BAY5-DAV11JqHxxfDbT000502a7@hotmail.com> <20040720203713.56633935.y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net>
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On Tue, Jul 20, 2004 at 08:37:13PM -0400, Robert Storey said:
> Dear Chris,
>
> I'm sure you'll get a lot of answers to this one, but I'll dive in.
>
> First off, I guess you mean Xwindows, not Windows X.
No. It's not called X Windows.
As quoted from the X11 man page:
The X Consortium requests that the following names be used
when referring to this software:
X
X Window System
X Version 11
X Window System, Version 11
X11
X Window System is a trademark of X Consortium, Inc.
Cheers,
Adam
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