Re: X-Windows or X Windows??

Subject: Re: X-Windows or X Windows??
From: Matt Ion <soundy -at- NEXTLEVEL -dot- COM>
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997 17:58:03 -0800

On Mon, 9 Jun 1997 17:16:13 -0400, Houser, Alan wrote:

>> 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.
>
>"X Windows" is not a proper way to refer to this software. Something
>like "Applications based on the X Window System" would be
>appropriate.

How about "X-based..." or "X11-based..." as appropriate?


Your friend and mine,
Matt
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