[geeks] Yet more silly OS X questions from a newbie

[David Cantrell]

On Mon, Jul 15, 2002 at 03:25:56AM -0400, Mike Nicewonger wrote:

> OK, is the desktop real X? Like can I compile and run X apps?

No, it's Quartz, which is some nasty proprietary rubbish.  You can run an X
server over the top of it though, allowing you to run X apps and partake of
X's networky goodness.

Said networky goodness doesn't apply to "native" apps though, which sucks.

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