Re: ??

["David Grega" <webmaster overtech zzn com>]

Let's not forget the Windows command interface for Windows XP and maybe other
NT-based versions if you make an appropriate hack for it.  Windows NT and its
successors do not depend on DOS.

- Dave Grega

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Lewis" <paul lewis karachi freeuk com>
To: <gnome-list gnome org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 2:44 AM
Subject: Re: ??


> On 2002.02.26 07:29 Hongl Lai wrote:
> > On Tue, 2002-02-26 at 07:50, Kuldip Singh Sanghera wrote:
> > > what is the difference between gnome & linux?
> > >
> > >  Kuldip
> > >  Baroda.
> > >
> >
> > ......
> > I don't want to be rude, but did you just migrate from Windows?
> >
> > Linux is the operating system itself, the core.
> > It handles everything that your computer do, such as writing to disk,
> > managing memory, managing you hardware, etc.
> > The kernel is not visible to the user, except when booting.
> > GNOME is a piece of software on top of Linux. It's a desktop
> > environment, all the windows, buttons, and menus you see.
> > GNOME is not part of the operating system, it is an add-on.
> > Linux is also able to function without GNOME.
> >
> Windows is also able to function without the GUI - then it's called DOS.
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