Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2001 11:08:27 +0100 From: Raf Schietekat <sky92136@skynet.be> To: doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: X-Windows Message-ID: <3C11E69B.4080406@skynet.be> References: <3C102234.6040100@skynet.be> <ry7kryixro.kry@localhost.localdomain>
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Gary W. Swearingen wrote: >[..] > That should be > http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=X&manpath=FreeBSD+Ports Yes, this works, but now someone has to actually change the Handbook (which is why I'm sending these remarks to doc@FreeBSD.org). >[..] > The quoted statement is overblown in my opinion. >[...] Your explanation clarifies a lot, but then this statement should be toned down, and my suggestion to check for occurrences of "X Windows" loses its urgency, if not its relevance. I propose: >>>>> 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. <<<<< Raf Schietekat <Raf_Schietekat@ieee.org> P.S.: Is the boss of the stuff about kdm reading this (see my other question), or should I go to FreeBSD-questions first? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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