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This patch addresses blackend's comment on desktop environments and bjk's comment on client/server confusion.

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Approved by:	gjb (mentor)
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Dru Lavigne 2013-10-07 22:43:19 +00:00
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en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.xml
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The server's responsibility includes tasks such as managing The server's responsibility includes tasks such as managing
the display, handling input from the keyboard and mouse, and the display, handling input from the keyboard and mouse, and
handling input or output from other devices such as a tablet handling input or output from other devices such as a tablet
or a video projector.</para> or a video projector. This confuses some people, because the X terminology is
exactly backward to what they expect. They expect the
<quote>X server</quote> to be the big powerful machine down
the hall, and the <quote>X client</quote> to be the machine
on their desk.</para>
</listitem> </listitem>
</varlistentry> </varlistentry>
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<term>desktop environment</term> <term>desktop environment</term>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para>Some window managers, such as <application>KDE</application> and <para><application>KDE</application> and
<application>GNOME</application> are considered to be desktop environments <application>GNOME</application> are considered to be desktop environments
as they include an entire suite of applications for performing as they include an entire suite of applications for performing
common desktop tasks. These may include office suites, web common desktop tasks. These may include office suites, web