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<blockquote data-quote="Kokopelli" data-source="post: 203643"><p>You can run fluxbox, FVWM, and Gnome using darwinports but it is not something I would recommend. If you want to use X11 then boot to Linux. Aqua is not an X11 app. I would say it is closer to X11 than it is to Windows but it is a proprieatary app sitting on top of Darwin. </p><p></p><p>OS X = Distro (Redhat)</p><p>Darwin = kernel (Linux)</p><p>Finder = desktop (yes, the desktop in OS X is generated by finder)</p><p>Aqua = windows interface (X11+Windows Manager) </p><p></p><p>The look of Aqua can be customied by haxies but in general it's behavior can only be extended, not replaced. Apple is a company looking to sell a product. They want consistency of user experience not 33 flavors and then some. What you are asking for is almost anathema to the user interface guidelines. (EDIT: I actually think competition in the desktop and window manager environment is a good thing, but Apple is a company. It makes no sense for them to compete with themselves. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> )</p><p></p><p>There is quite a bit of free software out for the Mac. While not in the quantities available for Linux in general the Mac freeware is more usable. (Sweeping generalization I know.)</p><p></p><p>EDIT: Gimp works the same as in Linux, or at least as far as the basic stuff I do with graphics.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kokopelli, post: 203643"] You can run fluxbox, FVWM, and Gnome using darwinports but it is not something I would recommend. If you want to use X11 then boot to Linux. Aqua is not an X11 app. I would say it is closer to X11 than it is to Windows but it is a proprieatary app sitting on top of Darwin. OS X = Distro (Redhat) Darwin = kernel (Linux) Finder = desktop (yes, the desktop in OS X is generated by finder) Aqua = windows interface (X11+Windows Manager) The look of Aqua can be customied by haxies but in general it's behavior can only be extended, not replaced. Apple is a company looking to sell a product. They want consistency of user experience not 33 flavors and then some. What you are asking for is almost anathema to the user interface guidelines. (EDIT: I actually think competition in the desktop and window manager environment is a good thing, but Apple is a company. It makes no sense for them to compete with themselves. ;) ) There is quite a bit of free software out for the Mac. While not in the quantities available for Linux in general the Mac freeware is more usable. (Sweeping generalization I know.) EDIT: Gimp works the same as in Linux, or at least as far as the basic stuff I do with graphics. [/QUOTE]
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