On Oct 24, 2009, at 7:25 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote: >> I agree that all networks should be managed by an experienced >> administrator, >> but unfortunately a lot of them aren't. We can't change that. Many >> businesses just want something that works and is easy to manage, >> even if >> there are "issues" such as no backups. The target audience is the >> general >> public, and the general public isn't going to know how to configure >> servers >> using a CLI. They want something simple that gets the job done, and >> they're >> who we need to cater for. >> > > Then when these inexperienced "admins" screw up, who will be to blame? > Ubuntu, naturally, fo not making ABC or XYZ intuitive, obvious, or > easy. > > Why not have a GUI program that performs brain surgery? That rebuilds > Ford smallblocks? That gives legal advice? Some jobs require a > professional, and making them "accessible" does nobody any good. > > -- > Dotan Cohen
Adding intuitive, obvious, easy GUI configuration tools seems to be keeping step with the overall Ubuntu philosophy. The CLI will always be there for those who want it. "Every computer user" does not mean "Professionals only." The flexibility of giving users the choice between the CLI or well written GUI (or web-based) tools is a plus even if you would never touch them. I for one do not believe in holding out features that may be useful simply because an inexperienced person may blame the system, moving functionality into the political realm is not very productive. RIght now you have inexperienced people trying to configure servers in the CLI with Google or IRC by their side. I think this is more likely to cause an "admin" to screw up and blame the tools for being nonintuitive, non-obvious and not easy. There are some well known and actually profitable Enterprise Linux distributions which do include easy GUI tools for just about everything, if the user chooses to use them. I'm sure they would be more than willing to take our inexperienced admins that can't get Ubuntu to work, if we decide they're not worth having. Moving to a tool that does the job you want is more likely than hiring somebody new, especially in a small business or if just an individual. -- 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
