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Re:Nextspace – NeXTSTEP-like desktop environment for Linux by JulianMorrison on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @11:20AM (#22310085)
The one that visually resembles a NeXTStep iconified window, yes.
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Re:Nextspace – NeXTSTEP-like desktop environment for Linux by int_19h on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @08:18PM (#22314516)
The "Maximize" icon in Windows is clearly a stylized depiction of a window with a toolbar, sized to fit the button on which it is. I don't know if it's the perfect icon for this action, but it makes a lot of sense. Why should it stand for iconification, even if Windows still had that feature (last time it did was Win 3.11)
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Re:Nextspace – NeXTSTEP-like desktop environment for Linux by hjkgfdfgh on Thursday February 13, 2020 @02:54AM (#22316077)
In the context of Nextspace, Nextstep, or Windowmaker, it stands for Iconificaiton because it is "clearly a stylized depiction of" the icon that appears when a window is iconified.

Compare the iconify button with the icons representing iconified windows below:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trunkmaster/nextspace/mast...

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Re:Nextspace – NeXTSTEP-like desktop environment for Linux by Lammy on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @11:23AM (#22310117)
There's no need for the sarcasm.
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Re:Nextspace – NeXTSTEP-like desktop environment for Linux by JulianMorrison on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @11:29AM (#22310187)
It's aimed at Microsoft.
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