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Click to Expand / Collapse  Quote originally posted by niek_e ...
That's actually probably true
I think that is very true .. which gets back to my original post about not liking redhat. I have used slackware, ubuntu, debian, gentoo, lfs, and even some *BSD systems in the past .. and little things I picked up here and there usually applied to another flavor or OS.

However the things I learned on redhat only applied to redhat systems, and only certain versions of redhat at that.
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I wonder what is it that people think they can't do in ubuntu? It's not like command line access is hidden or locked away.
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Wizards are a great feature so long as one also has the option to use command lines for advanced configuration - the one area wizards tend to be less tuned for. Even in Windows - which has a wizard for just about anything - one can use command prompt (or even RegEdit) for tweaking and hardcore fixes and troubleshooting. Hiding those tool-sets away, or completely locking them under the hood is never a good thing. JMO
Wasn't the whole point of Linux to replace the Unix command line with a GUI. Because when I think of Linux, I think of Unix with a GUI. I believe that Linux to be called Linux doesn't need a command line - just a GUI to replace the Unix command line. By saying that I am not saying all of the above in this post is what actually happens but is what I currently believe.
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Wasn't the whole point of Linux to replace the Unix command line with a GUI.
No. It was intended to be an educational project for Linus Torvalds and it took off when he started showing it around:

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From: torvalds@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Linus Benedict Torvalds)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: What would you like to see most in minix?
Summary: small poll for my new operating system
Message-ID: <1991Aug25.205708.9541@klaava.Helsinki.FI>
Date: 25 Aug 91 20:57:08 GMT
Organization: University of Helsinki
Hello everybody out there using minix -
I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and
professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is starting to get ready.I'd like any feedback on
things people like/dislike in minix, as my OS resembles it somewhat
(same physical layout of the file-system(due to practical reasons)
among other things). I've currently ported bash(1.08) and gcc(1.40),and
things seem to work.This implies that I'll get something practical within a
few months, andI'd like to know what features most people would want. Any
suggestions are welcome, but I won't promise I'll implement them :-)
Linus (torvalds@kruuna.helsinki.fi)
PS. Yes - it's free of any minix code, and it has a multi-threaded fs.
It is NOT protable (uses 386 task switching etc), and it probably never
will support anything other than AT-harddisks, as that's
all I have :-(.
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No. It was intended to be an educational project for Linus Torvalds and it took off when he started showing it around:
I just read Linus Torvalds wikipedia article and it looks like the only Operating Systems that are true linux are controlled by an authority with Linus Torvald onboard as Linus Torvald is part of the authority for what code goes in. So basically if Linus Torvald isn't in charge then it ain't linux. I would have to do a bit of research to find out exactly what versions of linux Linus Torvald controlls.
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He controls the kernel but most every distro ships their own version of the kernel with patches applied, or include code he hasn't yet approved. The code he controls is the git repository @ kernel.org
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Well then wouldn't that make only one true version of linux? The one approved by Linus Torvald.
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A kernel is the "guts" of an operating system but a command line or GUI puts a front end on the OS...... Are you on a quest to find what Linus Torvalds approves? Who cares
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Well-duh-AD, you're using the wrong distro. You need Dettu[Xx], if you want simplicity.
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Well-duh-AD, you're using the wrong distro. You need Dettu[Xx], if you want simplicity.
Is that a joke? I did a google images search and found this and that. Doesn't look very simple to me. Looks like something between a Mac and Unix.
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