Silly Question

[Harol Hunter]

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