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> From: "Stefan Monnier <foo@acm.com>" <monnier+gnu.emacs.help/news/@rum.cs.yale.edu>
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> Date: 29 Oct 2002 10:41:09 -0500
> 
> The only reason to deprecate the use of window-system is because it's
> generally misused.  And realistically, it's not going to go away any
> time soon, even if it's deprecated because many many many people use
> it.  So we should just live with it.  If people misuse it, let's educate
> them.

Absolutely.  That's what I was trying to do here: educate people as to
why window-system is generally the wrong tool.