Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 09:43:01 +0000 From: Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk> To: Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Tips for installing windows and freeBSD both.. anyone?? Message-ID: <20101108094301.00007cc7@unknown> In-Reply-To: <20101108061723.GC18990@guilt.hydra> References: <AANLkTi=WvFCUqd9P_CPRzL6A7f06eAuEb-sj6kEjVWuv@mail.gmail.com> <20101106190934.GB67566@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20101106200239.00004b64@unknown> <20101106203213.GC13095@guilt.hydra> <20101106225446.GC67566@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20101107101750.00006bd2@unknown> <20101107174106.GB77433@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20101107185845.66745df2.freebsd@edvax.de> <20101107205122.GE17565@guilt.hydra> <20101107220729.000048f6@unknown> <20101108061723.GC18990@guilt.hydra>
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On Sun, 7 Nov 2010 23:17:23 -0700 Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> wrote: > I did give a nod to discoverability for GUIs, as you might note if > you go back and read what you quoted back at me. That's exactly what > you're talking about. I don't see why you have to pretend I didn't > mention it, and try to paint the efficiencies on the other side of > the trade-off as worthless in your response. I thought my original > description of the trade-off was pretty well balanced, despite the > fact I have a preference for one side over the other where most tasks > are concerned. Sorry - I didn't mean to imply that it was worthless, just that I believe the efficiency works the other way sometimes. For example I did Linux development for a while earlier this year and found it to be extremely inefficient compared to working in Windows, due to overuse of terminals and command-line operation - and I grew up running BBC BASIC and have been using FreeBSD for many years. I love having the command-line available and indeed often develop software using just an xterm but I do think a well-designed GUI can increase productivity by bringing things together that would otherwise be separate. -- Bruce Cran
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