Linked by Paul Hankes Drielsma on Tue 15th Apr 2003 06:40 UTC
I can't take anymore comments like "Debian/Gentoo/OpenBSD/etc. are not good/user-friendly because they lack a graphical installer." Searching the web, I couldn't find a comprehensive site describing the good and the bad about graphical installers for various OSes throughout the years, so in this article I hope to debunk a few of the myths on the basis of my own personal and professional experience.
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There sure are bad CLI-configs (sendmail for example), but there are bad GUI's too.
(but this is really getting off topic now 
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CLI's are not for everyone. While they may require a little more knowledge (eg. you have to read the manpage first), they are far more flexible.
In the end it's all a matter of what you prefer. And that's why both should exist. Don't get me wrong: I'm not saying that there shouldn't be GUI's, I'm just saying that there shouldn't be _just_ GUI's. Choice is a good thing, so don't take that away from us
As to your beer-analogy: I know some people who brew their own beer, and I can assure you, one can't buy such strong beers, at least not in the average American supermarket. Here in Belgium, there however are a few that come close
But I find your analogy a little exaggerated; I'd rather compare the CLI-stuff with driving a few 100km to some little abbey where they make a fabulous beer. That suits better because most of us don't really code the OS we're using ourselves. Only the developers are real home-brewers
But still, you somewhat proved my point: While some may prefer to take the easy road, others will want to do a bigger effort, in order to end up with something they like better.