On Sun, Dec 08, 2002 at 04:23:12AM -0500, Mike A. Harris wrote: > On Sat, 7 Dec 2002, Jim Christiansen wrote: > > >Ok, so what I'm understanding is that a linux host system > >without X installed can be accessed from another computer, > >remotely, using ssh and its X system to operate an X session > >from the host? > > >From the very beginning of X back in the early 1980s, X was > designed to be a network transparent window system. X uses a > client/server model to accomplish this. The X server, is what > controls your video card and display, and handles keyboard and > mouse input among other things. The X server provides a > mechanism for arbitrating access to shared resources amongst X > client applications. Thanks, Mike, for another elegant and clear description of an important part of our favorite OS that is not well understood by many. Your contributions are appreciated. [snip] -- David A. De Graaf DATIX, Inc. Hendersonville, NC dad@datix.2y.net (828) 696-8646; fax (828) 694-1037 -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
