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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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Be they people or programs

I don't understand "be they people or programs". Can you please explain it?


"This definition has several important aspects. The first one is that a distributed system consists of components (i.e., computers) that are autonomous. A second aspect is that users (be they people or programs) think they are dealing with a single system."

  

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It is a form of the subjunctive mood. Be = present tense, subjunctive mood. "

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  • Be = present tense, subjunctive mood.
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It is a form of the subjunctive mood. Be = present tense, subjunctive mood.
Here is a paraphrase:

A second aspect is that users (whether they are people or programs; it makes no difference) think they are dealing with a single system."

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