Re: stuff and Re: Computerfest '99

["Richard H. Fifarek" <rfifarek@som.siu.edu>]

On Fri, 8 Jan 1999, Casey Boone wrote:

> Subject: Re: stuff and Re: Computerfest '99
> 
> is xwindows more stable than any of these?  i would prefer to use the most
> stable and least processor hungry if possible

	It appears that there is some confusion on terminology here.
Xwindows (or more properly referred to as "X"), is a program that
establishes the X protocol, communicates with your video card, etc.  A
window manager (such as fvwm2, WindowMaker, BlackBox, the list goes on and
on) runs on top of X to give it it's nice look.
	As far as stability is concerned, X is very stable by itself.  The
window manager tends to be the less stable, and what causes X as a whole
to crash from time to time.  So, in short, your choice of a window manager
will (in most cases) determine your stability. 

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Richard H. Fifarek	SIU School of Medicine
rfifarek@som.siu.edu	Information Resources
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