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Re: [TCLUG:10969] GNOME configuration questions/musings
On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, ^chewie wrote:
> Do you people realize that Gnome and KDE are not in the same boat as FVWM,
> FVWM2, ICEWM, WindowMaker, or Enlightenment? The latter I mentioned are called
> "window managers." The former I mentioned are called "desktop tools." You
> need to run a "window managers" to use a "desktop tool." So, whether you run
> FVWM or not does not really relate as to whether you run Gnome or KDE. This is
> such a pet peeve of mine. It seems that NOONE gets this right, even in the
> press/net-articles. *sigh*
s/tool/environment/g
;)
-- Chris
Christopher Reid Palmer : www.innerfireworks.com