Robin Bowes;221015 Wrote: > 325xi wrote:[color=blue] > > Unix carries too much from legacy systems, starting with vi, which > leads > > to adopting legacy work style. Widely available X-apps are so > horrible > > that I don't always find them worth the bandwidth they take - and > they > > aren't always available, which gets me back to antique vi. > > <snip> > > There are many alternatives to vi (nano, pico, etc.) although I > personally wouldn't use anything else for general editing in a > terminal > session. >
You can choose which flavour of GUI you want with Debian 4.0 - Gnome or KDE - both of which come with simple text editors which have a small footprint and are easy to use (namely, gedit and kedit). I am not saying Linux is as easy as Win/Mac... But if you're reasonably technical and curious, then Linux can be seen as an educational experience. To use it you will learn a lot about computers in general, e.g. networking, security etc which will help with all OSs :-) Darren -- darrenyeats Monarchy CLD-M401 transport or SB3 -> Sony DAS-703ES DAC -> Krell KAV-300i -> PMC AB-1 (home-made room treatments and supports) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35881 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
