Re: Why DRM exists [was Re: Flame Linus to a crisp!]

From: H. Peter Anvin (hpa@zytor.com)
Date: Sun Apr 27 2003 - 18:15:37 EST

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Followup to: <m13ck3de5b.fsf@orchid.mirar.org>
By author: Mirar <mirar+linuxkernel@mirar.org>
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>
> Xerox. (Yes, same X as in X11, if I understand correctly.)
> I think they gave the idea away freely to Apple.
>

X was named so because it was the successor to a windowing system
named W.

-hpa

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