Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 08:46:23 -0400 From: Gerard Seibert <gerard@seibercom.net> To: FreeBSD Question <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: polling my FreeBSD compariots... Message-ID: <20070312084623.34143e10@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20070312132401.T58112@chylonia.3miasto.net> References: <200703111301.55172.freebsd@dfwlp.com> <45F438DC.8050508@fastmail.fm> <45F46A6A.7070400@hdk5.net> <20070312110943.E43617@chylonia.3miasto.net> <20070312062419.64896959@localhost> <20070312132401.T58112@chylonia.3miasto.net>
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--Sig_nEDcVt=LuKubC=FieAnzSOW Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:28:15 +0100 (CET) Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@tensor.gdynia.pl> wrote: > > It is for someone who wants to work in that environment. > > >=20 > exactly, but it would be handy to define what "desktop" is. >=20 > could someone provide me a definition? >=20 > is X server alone a desktop? i think no. > is KDE a desktop? i think yes from what i heard. >=20 > is XFCE a desktop? i think too. >=20 > so is my X server+fvwm2 having no visible icons, windows, frames etc. > (but having a menu under keypress) a desktop or not? >=20 > if yes - then we can define desktop as any software able to run > graphics mode programs on graphics capable machine. like bash or csh > for text mode. >=20 > if no - what part of say KDE make it a desktop? >=20 >=20 >=20 > i'm not trying to start any war, just want to hear a definition of so=20 > commonly used term today. > Wojtek Before you ask so many questions, why don't you invest a little time in RTFM, or perhaps STFW. Check out this URL for starters: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11.html --=20 Gerard Fortune's current rates: Answers .10 Long answers .25 Answers requiring thought .50 Correct answers $1.00 Dumb looks are still free. --Sig_nEDcVt=LuKubC=FieAnzSOW Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFF9UufFCqdq4D1ybYRAq+yAKDnNzS6a9UpGJTo6glswQb8Unh87QCeIokt gVeo2fhMLKmsAZTAugiTjpg= =Kzkn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_nEDcVt=LuKubC=FieAnzSOW--
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