Darren J Moffat <Darren.Moffat at sun.com> wrote:
> The architecture I have no issues with. The terminology I have serious
> issues with.
>
> "Workstation" could to some people imply a difference between laptop,
> desktop, workstation, server. Best not to use that term since what
> "type" of hardware the machine is or what "function" it servers isn't
> relevant here.
>
> "Owner" is even worse it isn't the person that legally owns the system.
This is a deficite of the English language ;-)
In German we have
Besitzer The person who currently has an object in his disposal
(the name is drived from "to sit on something").
Eigent?mer The person who legally owns an object
Hope this helps for english people fo find a better term.....
J?rg
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