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Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 10:35:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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To: zzapper <zzapper AT ntlworld DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Love Cygwin, Why do I need Xfree86??
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On Fri, 11 Apr 2003, zzapper wrote:

> >There are some packages that have X11 versions that need X11 to run.
> >
> >You could also use it as a way to make X11 apps under Windoze..
> >(IIRC GNOME and KDE are being ported to Cygwin, for example)
>
> I've not been on "real" Unix for 7 years so I've never even heard of
> these X11 Apps. Where can I get an overview?
> zzapper

There are "Why use X?" threads cropping up from time to time on
<cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com> (which, BTW, is a proper list for
XFree86-related discussions).  As these terms are hard to search for, just
ask, and you'll most probably be pointed to the right threads (or start a
new one ;-)).
	Igor
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