Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 10:29:39 +0100 From: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@freebie.atkielski.com> To: "Terry Lambert" <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: "f.johan.beisser" <jan@caustic.org>, "FreeBSD Chat" <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: UNIX on the Desktop (was: Re: Why no Indians and Arabs?) Message-ID: <001101c186dd$5ab94430$0a00000a@atkielski.com> References: <20011216112759.U16958-100000@localhost> <002f01c1866e$1e4d9510$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <3C1DB7EB.9232204A@mindspring.com>
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Terry writes: > Are you aware that most of the Windows > design, from the 1.0 version onward, was > based on HP VUE(tm), including the function > key bindings (ALT-F4 to close, etc.)? I am now, but that has no effect on my statement. UNIX was designed as a multiuser, text-based, server timesharing system; Windows and the Mac were designed as single-user, GUI-based, desktop systems. It should be self-evident that the latter would naturally tend to fit into the desktop environment better than the former. > This is actually a minus, since credential > domains are a significant barrier to having > your system "owned", aqnd contain damage when > the worst does happen (crackers, virus, worms, > etc.). The worst rarely happens, and most desktop users prefer convenience to security. Insofar as they limit this to the desktop, there is little reason not to indulge them. > Actually, you probaqbly weren't there for > Windows through 95 ... I was there for all versions of Windows. > Lindows. MacOS X. I'm talking about UNIX and Windows/Mac (the conventional Mac OS), not hybrids. > The ability to perform "point-and-click" for > trivial administrative tasks (such as minimal > firewall installation, or minimal mail server > configuration) far, far outweighs "raw power" > in most cases. Point-and-click gets very tiring very quickly when you have to do a lot of system administration, especially at a distance. Just modifying a text file can be a lot faster and simpler. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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