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   From: Topaz_Crow    
   Subject: Re: My ubuntu experience   
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   On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 09:39:50 +0100, Michel Firholz    
   wrote:   
   > Topaz_Crow wrote:   
   >> It will also, maybe, give the new user an idea of the power of the   
   >> command line. IMHO, people are missing much of the power of Linux   
   >> if they avoid the console. It's not archaic, it's a very power part   
   >> of the system that they should not be scared of.   
   > Excuse me, but you do not seem to have understood the philosophy of Ubuntu.   
   >   
   > This distribution was only that successful, because it managed to be almost    
   > 100% GUI and rookie-proof.   
   > Like Apple. Like Windows.   
   >   
   > We will get a better Ubuntu, if we get a lot of rookies, by giving them what    
   > they basically need.   
   > We will get a lot of rookies, if we catch them where they are, you don't    
   > catch bees with vinegar (even if the best cooks know to appreciate the    
   > divine taste of a good Balsamico)   
   >   
      
   I'm not missing anything. It's fine and dandy to have a system like   
   Ubuntu that makes it possible to stick with the GUI. My point is that   
   the command line is an available tool. Everyone looks at the command   
   line like something to be avoided because people are scared of it. A   
   little help with this aspect of Linux would go a long way. You will   
   never be able to harness the full power available on the CLI with GUI   
   apps.It does not hurt to introduce newbies to a little CLI action   
   from time to time.    
      
   So giving a little help with command line actions is a little   
   introduction that will not hurt at all but may help a lot.   
      
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   Topaz Crow   
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