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   From: Florian Diesch    
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   Subject: Re: My ubuntu experience   
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   Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 03:13:19 +0100   
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   Topaz_Crow  wrote:   
      
   > 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.   
      
   Didn't MS just improve the CLI for Windows to get close to what you have   
   on Unix?   
      
   >> 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)   
      
   The nice thing about Ubuntu is that it's nice for rookies *and* advanced   
   users.   
      
      
   > 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.    
      
   IMHO it's fine if some people don't want to use CLI, just like it's fine   
   if some people don't want to use a screwdriver.   
      
      
      
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