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Windows Admins Need To Prepare For GUI-Less Server

Posted by Soulskill on from the back-to-basics dept.

msmoriarty writes "We knew Windows Server 8 was going to be a departure for Microsoft, including an 'optional' GUI, but in a blog post made earlier this week, the Windows Server team said that working without the GUI will be the 'recommended' method, and is telling developers not to assume a GUI will be present. According to Windows consultant and author Don Jones, this is a big hint to Windows admins that they better get used to not having a GUI in future releases. From the article: 'I'm well aware that many Windows admins out there aren't looking forward to a GUI-less server operating system from Microsoft. ... I'm sure Microsoft has, too.They're proceeding anyway. We have two choices: adapt or die.'"

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  1. So, why is it called Windows, then? by ThinkDifferently · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe call it Prompts from now on?

    1. Re:So, why is it called Windows, then? by khr · · Score: 5, Funny

      Or how about MS-DOS 8?

    2. Re:So, why is it called Windows, then? by emilper · · Score: 5, Funny

      you missed an " ' " and misplaced a space

    3. Re:So, why is it called Windows, then? by Dr_Barnowl · · Score: 5, Funny

      I always think that when I see their new command line product

      Microsoft Powers hell

      Oopsie, another misplaced space.

  2. 3D Pinball by ch-chuck · · Score: 5, Funny

    How are we supposed to play 3D pinball in the server room now?

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    1. Re:3D Pinball by Captain+Spam · · Score: 5, Funny

      How are we supposed to play 3D pinball in the server room now?

      Wait, you DON'T have a real, physical pinball table in your server room?

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  3. don't call it a comeback, we've been here for year by noh8rz2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've been operating "without the GUI" for 2 decades now... never occurred to me that it was a problem...

  4. ceci n'est pas une fenêtre by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I, for one, welcome our windowless windows overlords.

  5. Re:It would be good to have optional GUI by phrostie · · Score: 5, Funny

    there are 2 ways to look at this.
    1. once again, Windows has copied Unix.
    2. there is so much bloat that the GUI is the only place they can trim.

    Flame on!
    LOL

  6. Re:It would be good to have optional GUI by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    SEEE!!!! I've been saying it for years. A well chosen name does more of for your product than anything else.

    PowerShell... your users will think it's powerful while they Bash other shells.
    GIMP... your user think it's a lame version of PhotoShop.
    OpenSuse is not a reference to a lose woman.
    Mono is not... ok, well, maybe it is a disease.
    Wine... Will INEbriate.
    C Shell phhh wat we at the ocean dude?

    Linux will never catch on unless we start renaming things.

  7. Re:you're unclear on the concept by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You should have used a CLI to automate your paragraphs, which restated the same few (valid) points 6 times. :)

  8. THIS is the year of Linux... by MasterOfGoingFaster · · Score: 4, Funny

    Suddenly Win Admins everywhere switch to Linux because its "easier".

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  9. Re:It would be good to have optional GUI by Barsteward · · Score: 5, Funny

    This begs the question - how can they call it "Windows" if it has not GUI?

    I suppose they can call it "WindowsLess or PaneLess" for the non-GUi version and call the GUI addon "PaneFull"

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  10. Re:It would be good to have optional GUI by j35ter · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dude, you are talking to a bunch of Windows "administrators". Most of them dont even know there is a windows CLI :)

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