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| From | <paulf@quillandmouse.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: should CLI have a nice UI today? |
| Date | 2023-03-24 21:10 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <GcVTz-ePPN-5@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <GcT5n-eO74-1@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
On Fri, 24 Mar 2023 09:35:09 -0700 Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@surfnaked.ca> wrote: > > IMHO computer systems should be ugly and boring. Ugly, as in lacking > all the eye candy that gets in the way, and boring as in just doing > what you want without unpleasant surprises. > > Short answer: Not over my dead Teletype. > I have to agree. This business of having to have a GUI for everything is excessive. It's why long time admins typically go straight to the command line, rather than enlisting the help of some mouse-and-window whiz bang program. Paul -- Paul M. Foster Personal Blog: http://noferblatz.com Company Site: http://quillandmouse.com Software Projects: https://gitlab.com/paulmfoster
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Re: should CLI have a nice UI today? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@surfnaked.ca> - 2023-03-24 18:10 +0100 Re: should CLI have a nice UI today? "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2023-03-24 20:10 +0100 Re: should CLI have a nice UI today? <paulf@quillandmouse.com> - 2023-03-24 21:10 +0100 Re: should CLI have a nice UI today? Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> - 2023-03-24 22:00 +0100
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