From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Nov 20 19:31:58 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from IMGate1.cshore.com (imgate1.cshore.com [63.237.136.14]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8DACC37B405 for ; Tue, 20 Nov 2001 19:31:55 -0800 (PST) Received: from there (unknown [63.112.157.210]) by IMGate1.cshore.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 1F69B23F6F; Tue, 20 Nov 2001 22:56:22 -0500 (EST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" From: Matthew Graybosch Reply-To: matthew@starbreaker.net Organization: starbreaker.net Message-Id: <200111202228.47120@starbreaker.net> To: "Anthony Atkielski" , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: home pc use Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 22:39:34 -0500 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.3] References: <00a601c17202$0f9af880$0a00000a@atkielski.com> In-Reply-To: <00a601c17202$0f9af880$0a00000a@atkielski.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 20 November 2001 15:29, you wrote: > Maybe I should take a poll: How many FreeBSD users here are > satisfied with just the standard command-line interface and > interactions through terminal-style remote programs like telnet or > ssh? I'll raise my hand, but I daresay that I won't see too many > other hands going up. Unfortunately, I grew up on MS Windows and MS-DOS, so I'm still somewhat hooked on GUIs. I still use X programs instead of sticking strictly to a commandline. Frankly, I don't like staring at a bare console. Then again, I don't need all the fancy crap that KDE and GNOME throw in my face, so I use Window Maker, and for Window Maker I have 3 themes (not counting the default themes) all of which are shades of blue, grey, and black. Mouse? Hardly need one unless I'm working with GIMP or playing QuakeForge. I don't even use the menu, unless I want to change themes; I have keybindings for everything and half a dozen XTerm windows for launching apps and handling stuff like FTP, SSH, or general file management. All it really comes down to is use what you like and we'll use what we like. All this about using Windows because that's what you need on the job really isn't relevent to a "home pc use" thread, is it? Personally, I wouldn't give a damn if you were using the Microsoft Bob interface -- it's your business. As for me, when I'm at work I use what my boss pays me to use. At home, however, I want my BSD. - -- Matthew Graybosch http://www.starbreaker.net GnuPG Key ID: 0x7D488659 "Sex, Unix, and rock 'n roll" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7+yH2cCiK1X1IhlkRAtUBAKCdqIQVzvliaAP7OBgV0UapKq+XqACfbxpY icY9zTd+0AWEHbEln2yOcS0= =dHnX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message