Date: Wed, 7 May 1997 06:35:33 -0400 (EDT) From: Thomas David Rivers <ponds!rivers@dg-rtp.dg.com> To: ponds!obiwan.psinet.net.au!adrian, ponds!cki.ipri.kiev.ua!rssh Cc: ponds!coombs.anu.edu.au!avalon, ponds!FreeBSD.ORG!freebsd-hackers, ponds!nas.nasa.gov!thorpej Subject: Re: Antispam sendmail.cf modifications.. Message-ID: <199705071035.GAA03115@lakes.water.net>
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> > > Dunno...I'm skeptical of GUIs for system configuration. Just seems
> > > that there's no way they could ever be flexible enough to handle everyting.
> > Thay must be extensability.
> > >
> >
> > In principle, GUI tools is not such bad, it can be usefull.
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> GUI tools are good for most things, except for very low-level stuff or
> doing evil tweaky things to configurations. :)
Let me add something else to the list of where not to use a GUI:
Multiple/repetitive items (e.g. adding 500 freshmen accounts to
several systems.)
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> However, I like GUIs because it makes the *end user* feel more comfortable
> configuring something. Sysadmins and clued people of a similar nature are
> the edit-config-file-type, however I thought FreeBSD was also aimed at the
> average joe running Windows :)
We have tended toward that direction a little more recently; but my
understand had been that we would accomodate the Windowsphile when possible
but not, in general.
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> Adrian
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- Dave Rivers -
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