[comp.windows.x] NeWS polarity

stpeters@dawn.steinmetz (04/29/89)

In article <4009@ficc.uu.net> peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) writes:
>An aside:
>
>Speaking of clients and servers, the NeWS people don't seem to use the same
>polarity of terminology. Am I misunderstanding or is there a conflict here?

The NeWS polarity is the same, but just as for X, there are frequently
individuals that do not know which end is which.  That window servers
are often run on machines that are clients in terms of file and other
services has confused many a novice.
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