The problem is that Windows has the windows manager integrated with the
Desktop enviroment that's why is so dificult to find likeness between
them, let me explain my self better
XServer ------------------------------> X.org,XFree86
Desktop Enviroment (window manager)--->Gonome,KDE,XFace,etc
The XServer is in charge of produce de windows and the WM is in charge
of define and manipulate de appearance of it.
Hope this be enough for you
Paul F. Johnson wrote:
Hi,
Okay, Fedora Core is a distribution, got it clear as rain. Linux, by
comparison, would be the Windows equivalent of that crazy
kernel32.dll.
Linux is the kernel. It is completely modular, so there really isn't a
Win32 equivalent, mainly as the Win32 is monolithic in design.
It's the relationship between GNOME and Xwindows that I don't get?
X is the desktop server. GNOME is a window manager which can be
configured, have code written for and whatnot. There are plenty of other
window managers around.
Anybody want to take a shot at getting this into the thick skull of
tepy?
Hope that helps.
TTFN
Paul
