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   Joe LaVigne, was all like, you know, and said something like...   
      
      
   >   
   > The problem comes when you have a problem and your GUI won't load.  If you   
   > are not comfortable with the command line, you may very well be stuck with   
   > a complete re-install to fix something that is often pretty simple.   
   >   
   > For instance, if something screws up X, you can simply run the X   
   > Configurator from a command line.  If you are a GUI only guy, you are   
   > stuck, and you rebuild.  My system is back up in 5 minutes, exactly as   
   > before.  Yours is down for a couple of hours, and then you get to   
   > reinstall all of your apps and restore your data...   
   >   
   > For most people, the GUI is fine.  But for someone wanting to learn Linux,   
   > the command line is a must.   
      
   This is so well put it ought to be in a book !   
      
   The GUI-only guy, based on what you've accurately written, is forced to   
   do   
   what MS users must, namely slavishly obey the re-install treadmill, as   
   they   
   are victims of deliberate ignorance - both by their will and MS.   
      
   In stark contrast, we who endeavor to learn both the GUI and CLI   
   are masters, as it were, of our computer domain. We are freer   
   because we have, and employ, knowledge.   
      
   Think that's too great a statement, anyone? Tell you what, speaking to   
   those GUI-only people; life (time), knowledge and money are closely   
   associated - which will master you? Will you serve knowledge and   
   education or peevishly crawl at the feet of those you give control to?    
   Are you spending wasted money on MS products, and thereby, remaining   
   in their control? Or, are you voluntarily sending money to the Linux   
   distributor of your choice while you enjoy learning and taking control?   
      
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