You may well be right. I personally think it more appropriate to compare sources: Microsoft and other proprietary providers vs the free software movement and open source initiative. One point I do make about GUI users vs commandline types is that A good computer expert will know both methods - especially system/network administrators. An end user would probably be content with GUI and quick navigation; hey, I don't mind quick file navigation but command line scripting is infinitely faster. I once saw a message on another list talking about the favorite software and what to start up first. He said that X was the first and practically the only app he'd run. I couldn't disagree more; even if I could use X. I'm sure there's command line stuff out there that doesn't exist for X. But there's probably lots of stuff that runs under X but no command line available - so there you go. On Sat, Sep 21, 2002 at 03:45:00PM -0400, Scott Howell wrote: > You know folks I've been reading all the various threads about Linux vs > windows etc. How one makes you think over the other etc. I think again > your comparing apples and oranges. Both are fruits, but otherwise, I > think the similarities come to a quick end. > The differences you are comparing are between the console or shell to a > gui. Yes a shell forces you to type commands that a gui interface does > not, but does that make one user better than another? No absolutely not. > Not only do folks learn and understand the same thing differently, folks > might just as well differ on their preference of interface. > Do I think windows of any form compares in performance or quality to > Linux? No way, but then we're taling os functionality and performance not > user ability. > Ay face the facts folks that most people are not interested in how that > command is executed, but instead on how to accomplish the task as quickly > as possible. Does that make them less a person? If you think so, your a > sad case for sure. You then fail to recognize the differences in those > around you. They all don't have to use a computer as you. Some of us are > interested in what makes it tick and others are only interested in if it > works. I think that is perfectly fine. > To bring this entire thing into perspective, lets apply this line of > thinking. If you bought a car and yeah a bad line of thought, but follow > it with me. You buy this car, you likely first are concerned only with > the features and its performance in getting you where you want to go. > Then you have others who are not just concerned with this, but are also > concerned with how to get more out of it, modifying it, and so on. > Just remember also that if you continue to beat down windows users, your > making a clear statement to those folks who just might be willing to try > Linux and you'll be scaring them off. > Besides, if your going to rag on windows users, you'd best add in the > users of Gnome etc. They are using a gui as well. > > Off my soapbox. > > tnx > > > Scott > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
