Has the Command Line Outstayed Its Welcome? 1134
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dgharmon writes "The Command Line Interface has its uses, acknowledged Mobile Raptor blogger Roberto Lim, but no piece of technology targeted at the consumer market should ever require that something be done via CLI, he says. Keep it as an option or you can take it out all together. 'If it is there, it should just be there for the IT people or tech support to use when you encounter a problem.'"
Dinosaurs are blogging now? (Score:5, Funny)
"Mobile Raptor blogger Roberto Lim"
Well I'd assume raptors would be mobile, but I still have no idea why a dinosaur would be blogging, let alone why anyone would care what they thought about CLI vs anything else?
Roberto Lim is NOT Roblimo (Score:5, Funny)
Damn it, this really bothers me. I'm usually very careful to check my theories and hunches before I post a comment, but I really messed that one up. Now instead of modding me down, like I asked, people are modding it up. Apologies to Roberto Lim and Robin Miller, and anybody who read what I wrote but missed the AC's correction.
I want to blame the Euro soccer finals and copious amounts of alcohol, but I should know better than to drink and post.
Re:Just what they want Linux to become ? (Score:2, Funny)
Gnome has a registry. Fucking idiots.
Re:really?? (Score:4, Funny)
I use Lynx [isc.org], you insensitive clod.
Re:Just what they want Linux to become ? (Score:5, Funny)
You're forgetting the days of the "Blue Screen of Death." That was pretty consistent.
You can have my command line (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Just what they want Linux to become ? (Score:4, Funny)
I'd KILL for an official Control Panel option in Windows to allow me to customize the BSOD screen. Power Ranger Pink anyone?
Re:Just what they want Linux to become ? (Score:5, Funny)
Just the other day a Linux distro decided that they want to do away with "Upgrade Kernel Without Reboot" feature of Linux
Now this guy wants to do away with CLI
Just what do they want to turn Linux into - another M$-Windows-like kludge?
While they are at it, why don't they import the "Windows registry feature" into Linux, and/or turn Linux into a proprietary closed-sourced OS??
Why can't they just leave Linux alone?
Well... given that I reboot about as often as I get laid, this should increase the number of times I get laid in a year. Where do I sign up?
The CLI way (Score:5, Funny)
Almost as good as a Control Panel option: add this to your system.ini
MessageBackColor=D
MessageTextColor=C
That should give you bright red on bright magenta, which is as close as you get to Power Ranger status.