My first impression is that it's something to look into. I'm sure that us open source monkeys can improve on Microsoft in this area :)
On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 6:24 AM, Ryan Dwyer <ryandwy...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've made a specs page here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBusinessServer > You can also see some mockup pictures I made here: > Name and Role: http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/1210/namerole.png > Computer Details: http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/1740/computerz.png > Workstation Images: http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/6757/22666240.png > Web Server: http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/1795/webserver.png > > I'm unsure at this stage whether I'll submit it to Brainstorm or go > straight to a Launchpad blueprint, but at least I've got a spec for people > to look at. > > Any feedback or suggestions are appreciated. > > -Ryan > > On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 11:43 PM, Chan Chung Hang Christopher < > christopher.c...@bradbury.edu.hk> wrote: > >> Shentino wrote: >> > I can't very well speak as a "heavy iron" type server administrator but >> as >> > an "end user peon", so to speak, I have found that GUIs add convenience, >> and >> > in many cases "point and click" is faster and more convenient than doing >> > everything on a command line. Doubly so if due to a caffeine shortage >> I'm a >> > bit of a sloppy typist. >> > My two cents. >> > >> >> You obviously have not tried to 'point and click' a few dozen iterations >> while installing and configuring a Windows computer. That is >> INCONVENIENT and takes AGES. Although it is not command line, I use >> keyboard shortcuts to speed up the process. Alt-N, Alt-A, Alt-I for >> installing dotnetfx for example. No way you can beat the keyboard. Even >> better if you can use command line switches to forego the entire process >> of "point and click". A command line version asking 'Y/N' is just as >> likely to be faster than any point and click too. >> >> >> This whole GUI for administration business is a complete sham imho and >> only serves the needs of paper MCSEs or whatever they call the latest >> version of certificates from Microsoft. These guys need to LEARN MORE >> whether they will continue administer Windows or move to Linux. >> >> >> >> -- >> 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 >> > > > -- > 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 > >
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