Check out powershell and windows core mode. They have both of those things,
sort of. Core mode is a cli window in a stripped down gui, similar to
running X without any window manager. Hopefully we'll see a true CLI
version of Windows soon.
On Oct 1, 2010 12:07 PM, "B. Estrade" <estrabd@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 01, 2010 at 11:56:48AM -0500, Techmaster wrote:
>> I love it how when somebody creates a linux distro that is actually
usable,
>> everybody makes fun of it. I fix people's computers for a living, and the
>> last thing I want to do is come home and spend all night or weekend
trying
>> to get my computer to do something basic. With Windows or OSX, we expect
a
>> certain level of usability. Somehow, it's become acceptable for a UNIX OS
>> to be hard to use, yet Apple has proven to us that it is possible to
build a
>> UNIX system that is just as user friendly as Windows. Suddenly, somebody
>> makes Linux easy to use, and the only downside I can think of to this is
>> that knowing Linux is no longer a bragging right, because somebody's
grandpa
>> just installed Ubuntu on his home PC, all by himself. But, is that really
a
>> bad thing? Linux is finally making progress towards being a mainstream
OS.
>> Isn't this what we've been fighting for all these years? We all know that
>> Windows rules the planet, and MS has been sitting on its behind for a
long
>> time when it comes to security and stability. OSX and Linux have made
some
>> serious progress over the past few years, and Microsoft finally has some
>> real competition. The end result? Windows 7, and it's really good. It's a
>> huge advancement over Windows ME and NT4. Operating systems are going to
>> keep getting better over time. If you prefer editing .conf files in vi
>> under slackware, then have fun living in 1975. While you make a hobby out
>> of configuring your system, the rest of us will be actually USING our
>> computers. Just stop yelling at us to get off your lawn. :)
>
> Microsoft has done too much good computer science research to not
> apply it to their core products. And a little competition never hurt.
>
> I think if Windows suddenly provided a (real) shell like interface
> with familiar tools, made this interface feel unix-y, and allowed for
> it to be run WITHOUTGUI=YES, then there would be a whole lot of
> closet converts out there. 99% of the recreational *nix users out
> there would instantly find it acceptible to use Windows again.
>
> Brett
>
>>
>> On Oct 1, 2010 11:31 AM, "Jerry Wilborn" <jerrywilborn@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > My favorite part of Linux is package management. Oh, wait, no it isn't!
>> >
>> > This is why Ubuntu is great; the package strength of deb but more user
>> > friendly. Plus they have one of the best Live disks out there.
>> >
>> > Jerry Wilborn
>> > jerrywilborn@gmail.com
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 10:39 AM, B. Estrade <estrabd@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Fri, Oct 01, 2010 at 10:44:38AM -0500, Ben Bullard wrote:
>> >> > Someone somewhere had this line under their signature:
>> >> >
>> >> > "Ubuntu - Linux for users who can't configure Debian"
>> >>
>> >> Is Ubuntu the new Windows and are Ubuntu users the new walking brain
>> >> dead?
>> >>
>> >> Brett
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > On 10/01/2010 08:46 AM, Joey Kelly wrote:
>> >> > >
>> >>
>>
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>> >> > >
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