[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ---- Chris Knadle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Touching base on a couple of other aspects of this. >> >> On Sunday 09 November 2008, Phil M Perry wrote: >>> Do --you-- all feel that Linux has progressed to the level of >>> "point and click" to get any task done? >> Yes, but it would really help if you had something more specific, >> like a list of tasks. If you mean browsing, CD/DVD burning, >> movie watching, document creation, basic file management, >> software installation, or any of the daily mundane tasks -- yes, >> none of those have any command-like requirement. > > I'm trying to put myself in the shoes of a "Joe Windows" non-geek. I guess > that installation of a new piece of software or a new driver is something > that often ends up on the command line. Most everything else CAN be done with > point and click (not that it's necessarily a better or faster way, but the > CLI DOES scare a lot of people). Maybe the general perception, fostered by > the article, is still that Linux requires a lot of CLI usage. However, for > many people, ANY level of CLI use is too much.
It's interesting that "Bob Mac" isn't afraid of the command line though.
Having bash and a terminal is considered a feature and selling point
for OSX.
-Sean
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