Tuesday, we linked to an interview with one of the creators of AWK, over at ComputerWorld. From the same series comes an interview with Chat Ramney, maintainer of BASH, the Bourne Again Shell. BASH is the default shell on most UNIX systems, and has been ported to Windows, MS-DOS, the Amiga, and just about everywhere else.
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Member since:2005-07-06
I too disagree. most people do not need to use any terminal, and, there is NO system I know of that the current version will force people to use the terminal.
It is there for people like me who LIKE to use it, rather than blindly click buttons.... Now for my daily rant (tm)....
Operating systems should not be dumbed down.
I have to take support calls from these dimebars who know nothing about computers, yet go down to PC World and buy whatever they are sold.
I say "whatever they are sold", because, as well as saying they know nothing about computers, the PC World staff spot this, so sell them the machine that will earn them the biggest commission, telling them it is the best, futureproof etc etc, so they do not believe they have a problem, as
"the PC was the most expensive one in PC World, it cost £2500 and it is running Vista, the best and newest operating system... so how it cannot be broken"
If people are not prepared to learn, then they should not have parted with their cash.
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2005-11-10
No, I do not find it difficult. I find it difficult to explain it to people who shouldn't have to know it.