Re: [Ubuntu-manual] [Bulk] Files (gnome 3.6)

2013-03-19 Thread Thomas Corwin
That excerpt could potentially go into the Advanced Topic Chapter. It could go into the "Introduction to the terminal", right after "What is the terminal?". It would be titled: "Comparing Terminals". (Just a thought) Have a good night! Thomas Corwin On Mar 19, 2013, at 7:21 PM, "Patrick Dickey

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] [Bulk] Files (gnome 3.6)

2013-03-19 Thread Patrick Dickey
I think the goal is to make it as seamless of a transition for Windows and Mac users as possible. Which means they have to "dumb it down" enough for the user to feel comfortable. Kind of like crawling before you walk, so to speak. The real power behind Linux has always been the command line (IMHO),

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] [Bulk] Files (gnome 3.6)

2013-03-19 Thread John Cave
To be honest I'm not really a fan of Ubuntu any longer - everything has been dumbed down so all you have to do is type what you want to do. I don't like it. Leave apple to do that, I say. I'm not a fan of Fuduntu for ease of use and Sabayon for hard-coreness. I say bring back the thinking that a u