Re: [slug-chat] X server for Win2k?

[Crossfire <xfire@xxxxxxxx>]

invisible ink was once rumoured to have said:
> <quote who="Peter Hardy">
> 
> > I want to run programs on the Linux box, and have them display on the
> > Windows machine.
> > The way I've understood things, is that the X server controls the hardware,
> > and the clients are the xterms and things that connect to the server for
> > I/O.
> 
> Yeah, Terry's in cloud cuckoo land. (But then, so is X given this whole
> silly distinction that only makes sense to X hackers.)

Aye.  This caught me out when I first started using X.  Its a tripy
definition that makes sense once you think about it - Servers provide
access to services.  In the X11 context, the windowing system and
Input event queues are your services...

Don't worry, the mind warpage hurts less given time ;)

C.
-- 
--==============================================--
  Crossfire      | This email was brought to you
  xfire@xxxxxxxx | on 100% Recycled Electrons
--==============================================--