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Linux desktop is a very low bar to clear for nearly everything
by jdrc 5y ago
Linux desktop is a very low bar to clear for nearly everything
- number6 5y agoYes. It's only undermatched by the windows desktop. Who has a file manager that's also the window manager ah and the shell...
- Kwpolska 5y agoExplorer isn’t the window manager. And does it really matter it’s serving as the shell? What technical benefits would a split bring?
- number6 5y agoRight, they changed that 15 years ago. Splitting would make them more interchangeable and stable - crashing one part does not tears the whole stack down. What is the benefit of putting all the different functionality in one application?
- awilfox 5y agoExplorer was never the WM; you could kill explorer.exe off in both 9x and NT systems without affecting window management. I don't remember how it worked in 9x, but NT used CSRSS.EXE for window management until NT 4 moved GDI into the kernel. DWM handles it in Vista and newer.
- jdrc 5y agoWindows is vastly superior
- slater 5y ago[citation needed]