It's X11. No, it's Xorg. Wait, it's X11 since there are a few non-Xorg systems. Wait, if you run it raw it doesn't manage windows so perhaps that's why it is an "X Window system".
The IBM purchase of ROLM gives new meaning to the term "twisted pair".
-- Howard Anderson, "Yankee Group"
NeXT (Score:2)
I'd assume Apple still owns the trademark for NeXT, so I expect they'll rename it if it gets any traction.
Maybe NextBSD or nxBSD or something wouldn't fall foul of the trademark?
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it's a crappy name designed to create confusion with NetBSD in any case.
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Just like everyone knows that XWindows and Windows are so easy to confuse.
Re:NeXT (Score:1)
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What title do you see on this page?
http://www.phy.ohiou.edu/computer/xwin/xfaq.html
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An ancient FAQ written by users is hardly authoritative, but if you accept those kind of credentials:
X was named after an earlier window system called "W". It is a window system called "X", not a system called "X Windows". [foldoc.org]
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An ancient FAQ written by users is hardly authoritative, but if you accept those kind of credentials:
X was named after an earlier window system called "W". It is a window system called "X", not a system called "X Windows". [foldoc.org]
I've always referred to it as 'The X Window system'
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It's X11. No, it's Xorg. Wait, it's X11 since there are a few non-Xorg systems. Wait, if you run it raw it doesn't manage windows so perhaps that's why it is an "X Window system".