I couldn't agree more!
If one doesn't accept the need for diversity and choice in damn near
everything, he(or she) should just be sheep and follow M$.
A GUI is exactly what we need. Non-Technical people fear things that
appear(at least initially) unfriendly. Remeber the first time you sat down
to the command prompt. A 'Trash-80' was a useless hunk of junk the first
time you sat down at it. It would have been nice to be able to press 'F1'
for help when you couldn't even figure out where the 'any' key was. :-)
The key to getting our favorite OS accepted as a real alternative is to get
the nontechnical users interested and involved. The only way to do that is
not to make them take an entire weekend trying to figure out how to install
the stupid OS. Get 'em up and running quickly, and they'll wonder why they
even bothered with M$. IMHO
Jon Vincenzo
Senior Consultant
TUSC
Lombard, IL
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UNIX is just like Lego, you can build
everything. NT is just like DUPLO, it
looks nice but for all pratical purposes it is
completely useless.
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> ----------
> From: James Knowles[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, October 07, 1999 9:27 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: redhat 6.1 RAID: what's different
>
> > > Oh, please do tell why a graphical installer is a bad thing...
> especially
> > > if it allows installation to a software RAID array.
> >
> > because it's bloat. 'plague from seattle' :)
> > Better reason is that any distribution which insists on installing GUI's
> is
> > quite useless when installing small boxes, routers etc.
>
> I think that the real issue here is the fact that Linux distributions
> are popping up to meet every need. There is great need for distros with
> non-GUI installs. However, IMHO it is insane to insist that those who
> are willing to put up with some "bloat" (compared to M$? What bloat?) to
> get a nice "friendly" GUI install should be barred from doing so, or
> even criticized. It does not reflect well on the Linux community.
>
> Don't criticize the GUI distros, be grateful that we have the choice to
> choose a distro that meets one's own needs.
>
> M$ trys to be a one-size-fits-all OS. Its downsides can largely be
> traced to that mentality. I love using Linux because I have a *choice*.
> I have a small machine that runs as a firewall/router. No GUI installs,
> please. For the workstations, a quick and drty GUI install is fine. I
> usually install most everything on the development machines; overhead
> for the GUI install is tiny in comparison. OTOH, some GUI installs fall
> over on my laptop. No choice there.
>
> This is why I use more than one distro -- I don't get hung up on one or
> the other. Choose the right tool for the job.
>
> We now return you to the regularly scheduled RAID discussions....
>
> James
>
> --
> Running NT is like listening to Kenny G with a kazoo.
>
