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A Linux user goes back to windows...
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Post 2
Yeah I'd agree with pretty much all of what that blokes said.. I'm more or less the same though he has much more patience :)
Post 3
linux is ass for playing games that aren't written for linux.
X is ass also. linux needs a desktop that isn't based on X. (actually, X is cool, but not from a gamers viewpoint, X is good in a thin client type environment)
Post 4
What is X?
Post 5
I emailed a reply to that guys, and i am looking forward to the reply he gives me.
X is basicaly a GUI for Linux. I dont really know the depth that the X has gotten to, but i know its not the best GUI i have ever used.
Also the main fact, people will use linux for the wrong reason or the wrong purpose. The holy Grail in linux is not in its GUI, but instead in its NOS capabilitys.
If you think you can suddenly use Linux as a client OS you will be suddenly disappointed.
I am no expert at linux, I just know how to get to a --> b without a problem. I do know some people are really talented in linux and its inner workings.
:)
Post 6
Quote from ruin:
What is X?
The graphical environment most unices use. It's a client/server GUI. the client machine runs the X server, and runs the client application off a central machine (this can be the same machine as the server is running on). For example, i am running an Xserver now on this machine, at work. I could also run an X application from my linux machine at home, and have it display on my machine at work. (albeit slow as hell, there's a dialup in the middle).
It's got a few layers of abstraction to it, so it doens't always appear to run smoothly (but it looks awesome if you get it themed up well).
Post 7
An SVGALib desktop would be sweet.
X11 is impressive as far as capabilities go, but those capabilities do add bottlenecks. The XDGA extension to the X server gets around those, but it is marked as experimental for good reason.