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by ptx 2300 days ago
> To annoy X fanatics, Don specifically asked that we include the hyphen after the letter "X,", as well as the plural of the word "Windows," in his chapter title.

This seems to imply that the correct name is "X-Windows" without the hyphen and plural, i.e. "X Window", but that's just as wrong (and much uglier) - the actual name of the window system is "X".

As a getting-names-right and things-making-sense fanatic, I'm more annoyed by "X Window" than "X-Windows".

Maybe that was the point, though....? Meta-trolling by getting people who wanted to use the correct name to apply the reverse transformation and incorrectly call it "X Window"? :)