A little musing on Linux ( was Re: Zip files to multiple floppies)
Phil Schaffner
Philip.R.Schaffner at NASA.gov
Thu Jun 3 21:23:45 UTC 2004
On Thu, 2004-06-03 at 14:07 -0600, Robin Laing wrote:
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>
> I use the CLI on a daily basis as it is efficient and allows me to
> have more control of my system. Yes some GUI tools are nice but as
> in
> a post about "grip - location of files" allot can be missed when
> relying on the GUI.
Agree. My major gripe about GUI tools is the all-too-common habit they
have of silently clobbering carefully crafted custom changes, and being
mutually incompatible with hand editing of config files. CUPS is a
prime example of this.
http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cups-horror.html
> Another issue about GUI in Linux is the different desktops. A CLI
> can
> be used from a variety of input locations or situations. Remember
> Linux is a server package first, Desktop second. Of course as a
> desktop it works great if you make the necessary changes. I use it
> at
> work and with my experience with winXP pro in the last 2 days, much
> more productive.
Again, very much agree. Thanks to OOo, wine, etc., the only remaining
reason I have for keeping Windows around is for the kids to play games.
> I have used Linux since 1994 and I am still learning and I don't have
> to put up with the numerous Windows security problems or crashes that
> I have experienced in all versions of Windows.
Yup. Remember the Slackware distro on 60+ floppies?
> I do agree that something has to be done to make Linux work better
> for
> those that are Windows Trained but I am glad the Fedora isn't
> following the lead of lin-dash or lindows or whatever you wish to call
> it.
Linspire this week.
Well, at least Michael Robertson has been playing a pretty good David to
Bill Gates' Goliath:
http://www.linspire.com/lindows_news_news.php
Worst thing about Lindows/Linspire is the root-only optional-password
hard-to-change default for logins.
Phil
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