Re: Gnome and X

[The Rasterman <raster redhat com>]

On Thu, 22 Jan 1998, Steve Shreeve wrote:

> What is the relationship between Gnome and X? Gnome seeks to build a
> "desktop", but will this desktop rely on a certain level of X
> compatibility or is it separate from X? I guess I just don't understand
> what runs on top of what and how all the pieces talk to each other. Is
> this right (for RedHat Linux):
> 
> Linux Kernel <-> XFree86 <-> Gnome <-> Enlightenment <-> Netscape

more like:

  Netscape  Enlightenment Gnome
     \           |          /
      \_________ | ________/
               | | |
              Xserver
                 | \______
                 |        \
              Kernel   Graphics Card

the Xserver talks to the graphcis card directly without the kernel
(mainly). The kernel is still use for tcp/ip/unix socet access etc....

> Is the above "general layout" correct?
> 
> Please let me know where I am going astray...
> 
> Steve Shreeve
> UC Irvine
> 
> respond to: shreeve@uci.edu
> 
> 
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