Quoting "M.D. DeWar" <mark@xxxxxxxxx>: > Hello, > This will seem like a stupid newbie question but gotta ask cuz I don't know. > I have been thru the xfree and x11 sites. While both say x windows they > don't tell a dummy newbie like me much. > Why would x windows be used ? > is it more for a company lan network ? > over the internet ? > Again sorry for the stupidity. > Mark i could be wrong on the details (so I won't go into them) but... X windows is what linux systems and unix systems use to give the user a GUI, such as windows, buttons, etc... There are probably alternatives to using the whole X package o' stuff, but I don't know of any by name. The X window system is a general approach to windowing (making GUI's) on unix/linux systems. XFree86 is a free, open-source version of X11, the 11th implementation of X. someone correct me if I'm wrong (or better yet, tell me if I'm right ;) ). sol ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
