On Mar 3, 11:54 am, Dos-Man 64 <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mar 3, 8:32 am, Blues Renegade <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I think you're making it much harder for yourself by mentally > > cross-referencing everything in Linux back to your DOS/Windows > > knowledge. You'll have a much easier time if you "forget" about > > DOS/Windows and approach Linux like a kid learning about computers for > > the first time. > > > When I first got into Linux, I decided to go back to where Linux came > > from and picked up some old UNIX books where everything was done on the > > command line, they didn't even have an X-server yet, and to this day, > > most UNIX server admins run a console-system only, no GUI! Most would > > never dream of using a GUI, seeing it as a headache; more programs and > > config files to break and wreak havoc on the server's stability. > > I don't doubt that. However, the software I write (and will write in > the future) is being aimed at desktop users, who don't have any good > reason to avoid using a GUI. And for that I need a pretty extensive > knowledge of the environment. The more I know, the better (and more > useful) the programs I write will be.
Right now, I'm mostly just porting over existing Windows applications (which makes sense, since good ideas don't grow on trees.) I've got a good port now of my launcher and my color-swapping utility. But that's just two programs out of many. I've got an entire graphics editor that I want to port over. Yikes. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup
