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   From: Joe LaVigne    
   Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu   
   Subject: Re: Editing menu.lst   
   Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:43:29 +0000 (UTC)   
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   On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:49:17 -0700, BlackTopBum wrote:   
      
   > 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?   
   >   
      
   In the real world, I am an RHCE.  If I didn't learn command line, my   
   income would suffer...   ;-)   
      
   But your assessment is a valid one, and well-stated.   
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