Whether I'm becoming old fashioned or whether I've been using Linux for too long, I dunno. But 90% of the applications that I use are command line driven. The only graphical apps I use on a daily basis are Firefox, Evolution. And of course the occasional use of The Gimp, Inkscape, Brasero, Devede etc. But all the rest is completely driven from a terminal inside a Fluxbox session. Why, because it's low-resource usage and much more productive and functional.
So to claim that a GUI is much more productive than a CLI is absolutely false, from a certain perspective. Obviously it's all user dependant and dependant on the users habits. But we shouldn't be encouraging the use of a GUI inside a server environment simply because it breeds dumb users. As pointed out by someone else on the mailing list, Windows users are often closed minded and not open to learning something new. And give a techie a Windows box to fix and he'll instantly know where the problem lies. But give him a tux box and I can guarantee that he probably wouldn't have a bloody clue. Heck, even most ISP network admins don't wanna help you if you're running a Linux OS. Why? Simply because they don't know Linux. Anyway, I'm starting to run off track a little but going back to my point; GUI servers are breeding these clueless geeks! I 'unofficially' admin the Windows network at work and I can't tell you how many times I've sat there and wondered how good it would be to add and implement a Linux server into the network. But I certainly wouldn't be installing a full blown GUI. Webmin perhaps, but that's where I draw the line. The whole purpose of a server is to use minimal resources and have only the basics of tools to get the job done. This primarily is what has traditionally separated a Server Operating System from a Desktop Operating System. And just to go back to what I said in the beginning, to claim that a GUI is more productive than a CLI is not only crap, but it clearly demonstrates a users lack of knowledge of not only the server sector but the technology behind Linux as a whole. -- Chris Jones <chrisjo...@comcen.com.au> Photographic Imaging Professional ABN: 98 317 740 240 Photo Resolutions http://photoresolutions.freehostia.com iScreen and Print http://iscreenandprint.freehostia.com -- 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
