DD>22 Jan 03 07:04, Charles Angelich wrote to David Drummond:

DD> CA>>> There are as many who are addicted to the GUI for Linux as
DD> CA>>> for any other OS that uses a GUI. In that sense, yes X
DD> CA>>> _is_ Linux. Sorry.

DD> DD>> I wonder what it is that I'm running on all these machines
DD> DD>> here at home, and at work then?

DD> CA> I think you said your use NT at work and your wife uses
DD> CA> Windows. I know you have a '386 with a mini-install of Linux.
DD> CA> What else do you have?

DD>My Fidonet/Internet Gateway machine here at home is Linux (Slackware 4.0) wi
DD>no X-Windows.

DD>At work we run two Linux Proxy Servers and two Linux Web Servers, none have
DD>consoles.

DD>Our students install Linux as part of their course, they are shown how to
DD>perform tasks at a text prompt - no GUI.

DD>The products installed identify themselfs a Linux - even with no GUI

DD>X-Windows is NOT Linux, it is an interface loaded on top of it.

DD> DD>> Have you ever tried to install a Windows OS without the GUI?

DD> CA> Yes, it's called DOS. :-)

DD>32bit mutlitasking, plug and play hardware recognition, networking etc, etc?

DD>DOS is NOT Windows.

DD>X-Windows is NOT Linux


That's a relief; I was becoming concerned I would have to find
my old roller skates when I try knoppix to see if it does what
I need done (rather than doing what it needs to be done 8-(.

Ciao, Ack.

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