<quote who=Thierry Vignaud <tvignaud@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> when=Fri, 05 Apr 2002 03:20:34 +0200>
> but for an end user, kde or gnome're far important blocks of the os...
> and're not part of the gnu project _despite_ they're gpl.
G == GNU
N == Network
O == Object
M == Model
E == Environment
GNOME _is_ part of the GNU project =;)
> one cannot account {g,}ui as basic os componant.
Is Windows[tm] an OS? ummm... well... sort o..f.. yes! yes it is :-(
Well sort of..
Could Windows be called an OS without its GUI? no probably not. It
probably wouldn't function very well either, oh wait.
In the case of GNU/Linux however I agree the {g,}ui is not an essential part (philosophically speaking).
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