Excerpts from Robert Holtzman's message of 2013-04-09 12:33:05 -0700: > .........snip........ > > > On Ubuntu Desktop we want to discourage usage of command line =) as > > there is no need for that for non-developers. > > That's one of the more elitist, swinishly arrogant statements I've heard > lately. Are you actually discouraging new users from learning linux? > Why? The cli is one of the best teaching tools there is. Are you afraid > of confusing Grandma and Grandpa? Is this part of the process of dumbing > down the distro that's been going on lately? Did the devs come up with > that or was it an edict from Mavelous Mark? > > I hope to hell that was a joke. >
For computer enthusiasts and power users, the CLI is great. But for the person who sees their computing device as a window to other activities, it is a huge distraction. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
