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The Battle Rages On: CLI vs. GUI

Posted by pkoutoupis on · 3 comments
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Every now and then, when surfing the blogosphere, I come across waves after waves of postings stating how “Linux needs to rely less on the CLI” or “Windows is perfect for basic users because everything can be done with the GUI”…blah, blah, blah. In fact it was this article that prompted this posting. It gets tiring reading the same things over and over again, but it hasn’t stopped me from adding my 2 cents.

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Comments (3)

ComputerBob ·
If you don't like the noise level, then don't add to it.
caitlyn ·
This post isn't noise. Petros Koutoupis gets it absolutely right and pierces one of the most persistent myths about Linux vs. Windows. You don't need the command line in either. The command line is incredibly useful in both. Professional systems admins always end up on the command line regardless of the choice of OS. For those of us who advocate Linux this cannot be said often enough.
ComputerBob ·
You may be right, but I couldn't help but think what I posted when I read this part of his introduction:

Quoting:It gets tiring reading the same things over and over again, but it hasn’t stopped me from adding my 2 cents.


An intro like that also makes me think, "Then why should I read YOUR 2 cents?"

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