Re: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:27.rc

From: Matt Piechota (piechota@argolis.org)
Date: 05/30/02 

Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 10:02:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: Matt Piechota <piechota@argolis.org>
To: Miguel Mendez <flynn@energyhq.homeip.net>

On Thu, 30 May 2002, Miguel Mendez wrote:

> Oh, come on, if you want to be *that* picky, call it the X Window
> System. It's very common to call it X Windows or simply X. Let's not
> waste (more) time arguing on this.

In the US (and probably elsewhere), our good friends at Microsoft
trademarked (patented, peed on, whatever) the name "Windows" when used
near computers and operating systems[0]. That's why you'll *never* see
the X.org folks use that term, since Microsoft could sue for infringement
or somesuch. The X.org FAQ are either X or The X Window System are
appropriate.

[0] The judge in the Lindows case recently said something along the line
of "this trademark of such a generic term [Windows] should be reviewed". 

-- 
Matt Piechota
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