> > Nobody needs to do this (nor is reading the man-page actually required > more than once): The cdrecord-CLI itself does provide _enough_ > self-documentation. > > Looks like you missed a smiley there,
Why?? > if you haven't then I'm sorry you > are so narrow minded I do have a problem with that. :) > when it comes to UI design that you can't see that > some people have a preference for something different. > > > Users who have a problem with that might consider migrating to another > platform. > > I have a problem with that. Are you suggesting that I consider moving to > another platform and stop doing work and developing on OpenSolaris > because I can't get to grips with cdrecord(1) ? No. No flames. But Solaris is certainly not the most GUI-oriented os on earth. Everybody knows this and it is just a question of taste and requirements. I - for example - am happy, that I can use/control cdrecord through a serial console (i.e. when no network-conection for X11 forwarding is present for whatever reason). And that it supports its options (only a few are needed most of the time [but I'm happy to have choice]). And that I can easily and _quickly_ re-use the longest command lines imaginable (copy&paste, DONE). It is therefore easier, safer and faster to use, than a GUI, where you can never be sure, that you didn't forget to click on this or that checkbox in 1000 of 1000 cases. > If so I'm glad your not > my manager or my employer. Wrong. I'm not such an asshole some people seem to think. I am rather open-minded, not "narrow-minded". And saying directly, what I think, is part of it. > I think it is time for me to stop responding to this thread I've said > all I can. > > -- > Darren J Moffat I did not start making cdrecord a bad thing. On a flat general level like "A is better than B". I am happy it exists. And it is free. Users should and do have choice. That's good! As I said, Solaris is not all that much GUI-oriented (and dependant[!]). There are many many examples other than cdrecord, where a GUI is not the default (or doesn't even exist yet). linUX is different in that aspect. That's why I suggested GUI-lovers to consider "other platforms". Or to write a good GUI for whatever they would like to see one :) Instead of flaming Joerg Schilling ... Martin _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
