The CLI/GUI thing tends to hit the nerves of certain users because typically, developers will only produce one, or produce one and neglect the other, so saying that they each have their own place is often only true /in theory/. In practice, you often have little choice about the one to use and can only grumble when the choice is made for you and turns out bad. And grumbling articles sell well.
On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 12:51 PM, andrelst <[email protected]> wrote: > Agreed, Both have their place. > > To the original article. In summary, CLI is good for automation. GUI falls > flat. Article IT publication is needed to tell me that? Subtle "Cherry > Picking" of premises to support CLI is glorious. > > Much easier to configure small changes(2 minutes) in QoS via iptables and > restrictions in my tomatousb router in the GUI rather than doing it in CLI. > See? I'm doing selective bias as well! :) > > regards, > Andre | http://www.varon.ca > > > On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 6:16 PM, Michael Janapin <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> I tried both using GUI and CLI as an admin. >> Both have their ups and downs. And I think just like any other tool, its >> usefulness rests on the hand of the user (fat fingers included, lol). >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 7:53 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> A mite harsh. "Why GUIs *can* suck" is more like it. Why GUIs suck, >>> revisited <http://shar.es/3MSo8> >>> Source: infoworld.com >>> >>> Still think that GUIs rule on IT gear? You're so wrong. As proof, a tale >>> of woe that contrasts the GUI and command-line approaches >>> <http://shar.es/3MSo8> [email protected] sent this using >>> ShareThis<http://sharethis.com>. >>> >>> _________________________________________________ >>> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List >>> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug >>> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Michael R. Janapin >> PBTS Baguio City, Philippines >> http://mulingsilang.wordpress.com >> http://www.pbts.net.ph >> >> >> >> _________________________________________________ >> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List >> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug >> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >> > > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > -- This email is: [ ] actionable [ ] fyi [ ] social Response needed: [ ] yes [ ] up to you [ ] no Time-sensitive: [ ] immediate [ ] soon [ ] none
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