On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 7:59 PM, Kumaran R <kuma...@kums.in> wrote: > Yes it is an incorrect assumption made by them. But most of them > still do it. I have personally introduced around 30 of my friends to > GNU/Linux, and most of them still don't use the command line. IMO, > GNU/Linux is not only for CS guys but also for the general public. And > I don't prefer forcing them to use the command-line. I've seen many of > my friends who could have become interested in CS but for their > introduction to C in their 9th and 10th grade. This scares most of > them away from CS. >
C is not Bash. You should try to approach CLI from the productivity point of view and from a comparative perspective. GUIs are inherently limited. Productivity of general users will increase if they have more CLI skills. Of course it will help in programming specific to their domains later on. People in FOSS development have all kinds of background and a reasonable understanding of some of the basics helps. Best A. Mani -- A. Mani CU, ASL, CLC, AMS, CMS http://www.logicamani.co.cc _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
