-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 nitz wrote: > Hi all.... > I have come across many situations while explaining about Open Source > Softwares we say ..."Now click next then a WINDOW will > appear"......why use the word window in Open Source..... > Can we have an alternate word.....Or if it is already in use and I'm > unknown of it???? Plz let me know....
Yes and no. The term "window" generally signifies the the GUI part of a desktop environment. While, the people who are familiar more with M$ might say it's not an open source inclined word, the etymology of the word itself is rooted deep in programming history where you had the early "Windowing" toolkits from IBM, Apple and such and then 3.1.. and now to its current form of X windowing toolkit. I think saying "Window" to a widget doesn't mean it's non-open source. It's more a matter of choice I guess. HTH - -- Cheers, nepbabu.cx -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGw++YnAM5/w2Or7YRAtkXAJ9fRpWxQAioC5i2XuNTyL/JsIVXqgCeOyfa hF99TWrATSQIYoJ4QixGFNE= =/qL4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ FOSS Nepal mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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