Re: [Nolug] Ubuntu

On Fri, Oct 01, 2010 at 12:10:09PM -0500, Techmaster wrote:
> 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.

I looked at it a while back. What I really want is a Bourne derivative
:)...and yeah, a true cli version of Windows would present some sort
of a vitamin B shot to M$'s 133t street cred.

Brett

>
> 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:
> >> >> > >
> >> >>
> >>
> http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rbeqbj-n1Z0/Skeak1qBGyI/AAAAAAAAAeM/3k_ntrDWmOw/s1600-h/ubuntu.png
> >> >> > >
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