Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 19:33:16 +0000 From: "clayton rollins" <crollins666@hotmail.com> To: keramida@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: MS panel applets; was: BSD or Linux? Message-ID: <F210SeEgQfajFwWG3qD0000fc3f@hotmail.com>
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> > > It's also a lot easier to administer. > >The word ``easy'' is very easy to write, but very hard to explain, in >contexts like this. What you consider easy, others might find pretty >near to silly, bloated, uncomfortable, cumbersome, inconsistent, and a >whole ton of other adjectives. > > > Anyone who told you to "click" on something to administer in Windows > > is someone who probably rides a bicycle with the training wheels on > > it. > >Are you arguing that the GUI is then unnecessary and can be avoided >for all the tasks that someone administering a Windows machine might >find himself doing? > >There are many things that can't be done without going through the >mandatory maze of point n' click interfaces in Windows. Installation >of new drivers is just one that I can think off the top of my head. >Configuration of a new dialup interface is another. Many programs >save their options in the Windows registry. Reading and tuning their >options without having to go through regedit, at all, is another task >that requires using the GUI. There probably are tons of other tasks >that have to be done with "clicks" too. > First, damn fine point! easy is most definitely a relative term. Second, since you brought it up, the control panel can be accessed by running the associated applets from the command line, though you still need the gui to actually make the changes. For instance, >control appwiz.cpl will bring up the add/remove programs dialog. (a full listing is available from support.microsoft.com, article ID q192806, for you techs out there.) This is very useful if the user has deleted the panel, or explorer becomes fatal. I wouldn't be too surprised if there was some regedit tool for the CLI, but I usually just replace it if it comes to that...(if backups were made) As for if MS is usable..., I'll leave that for the user to decide. Peace, Clayton PS. I have both XP pro and freebsd 4.7. I'll give you two guesses which one's on all my computers, and which one sits in a drawer gathering dust. (clue: it's the one with liscensing which allows me to...) _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 3 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus&xAPID=42&PS=47575&PI=7324&DI=7474&SU= http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/getmsg&HL=1216hotmailtaglines_eliminateviruses_3mf To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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