On Fri, 03 Nov 2006 20:37, Hadley Rich wrote: > On Friday 03 November 2006 20:30, Andrew Errington wrote: > > I think it's a good time to point out one of the fundamental differences > > between Linux and, say, MS Windows. The Linux OS is essentially a > > text-based OS (much like a command window in XP). In fact, Linux works > > perfectly well in text-only mode. In Linux the GUI runs "on-top" of the > > OS, whereas in XP the GUI *is* the OS (i.e. they are inseparable). > > Yeah, if the person your are explaining it to has been using computers long > enough then I liken it to DOS and Windows 3.1
Except that X11 is rather more robust that Win3.x. If Win3.x was a car, it would be in the "Unsafe At Any Speed" category - the sort of car you could spin out and roll while attempting to back into your garage at 2.5 mph. (Been there, done that! ;) > > hads -- Clinersterton beademung, with all of love - RIP James Blish ------------- Mau ki ana, he aha te mea nui? You ask, "What is the most important thing?" Maku ki ana, he tangata, he tangata, he tangata. I reply, "It is people, it is people, it is people." ------------- notcatweazle.wordpress.com - Some unmagical musings
