> programs running without windows concept still confuses me
> I'm a sysadmin and have been using ... probably 10000 Linux distros/DE combos
Most of the things I run on Unix systems do not have windows. This doesn't confuse me at all! :)
I know what you mean of course. A GUI application without windows is superficially confusing, but you can certainly imagine something daemon-like that runs all the time and only occasionally requires interaction in the form of configuration or control.
What you're really talking about is document-based applications, which can continue running when no documents (windows) are open. This may be less intuitive if you think about things in a document-centric way, vs an application-centric way. There are advantages and conveniences to both.
> I'm a sysadmin and have been using ... probably 10000 Linux distros/DE combos
Most of the things I run on Unix systems do not have windows. This doesn't confuse me at all! :)
I know what you mean of course. A GUI application without windows is superficially confusing, but you can certainly imagine something daemon-like that runs all the time and only occasionally requires interaction in the form of configuration or control.
What you're really talking about is document-based applications, which can continue running when no documents (windows) are open. This may be less intuitive if you think about things in a document-centric way, vs an application-centric way. There are advantages and conveniences to both.