[COMP] Re: e-smith, inc. - index

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  • Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 18:49:28 -0400

Hi Mark,
you wrote:
It's just two completely different approaches I guess.  In
Linux, even when running X I'll *always* have a terminal or
three open, whereas in Windows I'm rarely in a DOS box.

so a terminal box is like a dos box? Is there such a thing as *safe mode*
for linux?
I mean having a dos box is still having windows running as opposed to
booting into dos all by itself.
linux doesnt run over top of another os like win9x does over dos7 correct?

so what is a terminal box? a command line with a shell?
Is a shell just a way of viewing stuff like windows explorer?
I seem to remember that the dos5 shell (and maybe norton commander) was the
same dos but you could view the contents of a drive.
am I off base here...just trying to get an overview before I install redhat
or mandrake.
What is a window maker?
Sorry for my ignorance....gonna setup a router/switch or something like you
guys described and dont want to be completely in the dark.
David
----- Original Message -----
#From: "Mark Symonds" <mark@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <computers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2000 1:12 PM
Subject: [COMP] Re: e-smith, inc. - index


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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruno Van de Casteele" <brunovdc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <computers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2000 3:24 AM
> Subject: [COMP] Re: e-smith, inc. - index
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> > On Sat, 29 Apr 2000 10:10:27 -0700, the Da-Sein "Mark Symonds"
> <mark@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > |Probably much faster than NT because you aren't forced
> > |into that ridiculous and useless GUI. (MHO) ... I don't
> > |get why they did that.  Much easier to do userdel username
> > |than wade through a bunch of windows.
> >
> > actually, as a long-time windows-user i have mixed feelings about this.
> > I've never tried Redhat, so I cant say anything about it, but my opinion
> > in Debian was that a GUI (or even simple menu-driven) interfacte might
> > be handy.
>
> I guess in some situations it might, but it's as not easy to
> some things like you can at the command line.  Say I want to
> know how many accounts on a box use bash for their shell ...
> grep bash /etc/passwd |wc -l would give an idea.
>
> It's just two completely different approaches I guess.  In
> Linux, even when running X I'll *always* have a terminal or
> three open, whereas in Windows I'm rarely in a DOS box.
>
> > But still, some more interface might be handy to get more people to use
> > linux (apparently, this is wat Redhat does?).
>
> Redhat is good for people coming striaght off of the Start
> Button imho.  Best to switch to another distro after reading
> a couple books and getting familiar with the system.  I also
> noticed (at least with 5.x) that it likes to run alot of
> unnecessary services by default, making the box inherently
> insecure.
>
> > But only as an extra
> > option, not standard (like NT)
> >
>
> That's my biggest gripe about it.  They don't even give
> the option.  Just this huge GUI eating up cycles and memory
> that would be better spent on servicing users.  Argh!  :)
>
> --
> Mark
>
> ---
> We all agree on the necessity of compromise.
> We just can't agree on when it's necessary
> to compromise.
>         -- Larry Wall
>
>
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