I think the term Workstation Owner dates back to our work on SunOS CMW. Even today in Trusted Extensions, we still have an X protocol request called XTsolSetWorkstationOwner(3XTSOL). This user is implicitly authorized to specify certain preferences like the Xhost policy. This term was invented before we had Sun Ray appliances, so today we might call it Appliance User. ;-)
While it makes sense from a backward compatibility viewpoint not to rename this API, I agree with everyone else who prefers the term Console User when referring to the "individual who is in charge of the console". --Glenn Scott Rotondo wrote: > Joerg Schilling wrote: >> 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..... >> > > In English we have the legal term "tenant in possession" which sounds > approximately equivalent to Besitzer, but it's not common in everyday > speech. > > Actually, Console User seems fine to me. I don't think there is a > problem with granting rights to someone who is "just" a user. > > Scott >
