Exactly. Many people seem to read it as "the system named X Window", but, as you say, it's actually "the window system named X". The Linux Operating System is an operating system and the X Window System is a window system.
Maybe part of the reason is the Title Case convention in English? (And the other part may be the name of Microsoft's window system leading the mind along this path.)
Maybe part of the reason is the Title Case convention in English? (And the other part may be the name of Microsoft's window system leading the mind along this path.)