I'd say what it all comes down to is STANDARDS. If all programs on X operating system used Y procedure to install and provided Z options to do so, it wouldnt much matter if it was GUI or CLI.
the power of a CLI is the ease of scripting repetitive processes and development. The power of a GUI is giving the user the ability to see in a graphical, organized way, all the options available to them.
a CLI however, can provide GUI-like features, such as more verbose interaction or more human readable commands. rm? chmod? man? what do these mean to an uninformed user? but on a gui: "remove file", "remove folder" (context based) "help" etc.
As an XP user who has tried linux several times, I found the biggest issues to be here. what the heck is XSANE? the GIMP? how bout HP IMAGING? photoedit? photoshop? windows media player vs XINE? which are easier to see for the first time and be able to guess at what they do? XINE or WMP? the GIMP or Microsoft Photo Edit? "Add/Remove Programs" or "apt-get"?
May be nitpicky, but if you are trying to gain users, don't confuse them with random names. More descriptive names.
"At a minimum don't let your children do things you don't understand."
If everyone followed your wise advice how would anyone learn anything? Or make discoveries? You need parents who allow their kids to surpass their own abilities.
"How can you protect them if you don't even know what they're doing?"
Now this is very true, parents need to get more involved with their children, but certainly not by restricting what they can learn about.
How does allowing the RIAA to punish kids (maybe young adults in this case) by putting them into bankruptcy with overly high fines help anybody, or prevent more file sharing?
I have basic cable (no box), and see the effects of digital TV all the time. Instead of a little static, snow or buzz, my screen goes blocky, can't see anything move and the sound completely cuts out. (Obviously is farther up the line, as I said, the signal we get is analogue) I'd prefer some snow, ghosting or such over complete loss of intelligible signal. While this is not a frequent occurance, with over-the-air recieving I'd imagine it would be more frequent.
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I'd say what it all comes down to is STANDARDS. If all programs on X operating system used Y procedure to install and provided Z options to do so, it wouldnt much matter if it was GUI or CLI. the power of a CLI is the ease of scripting repetitive processes and development. The power of a GUI is giving the user the ability to see in a graphical, organized way, all the options available to them. a CLI however, can provide GUI-like features, such as more verbose interaction or more human readable commands. rm? chmod? man? what do these mean to an uninformed user? but on a gui: "remove file", "remove folder" (context based) "help" etc.
As an XP user who has tried linux several times, I found the biggest issues to be here. what the heck is XSANE? the GIMP? how bout HP IMAGING? photoedit? photoshop? windows media player vs XINE? which are easier to see for the first time and be able to guess at what they do? XINE or WMP? the GIMP or Microsoft Photo Edit? "Add/Remove Programs" or "apt-get"?
May be nitpicky, but if you are trying to gain users, don't confuse them with random names. More descriptive names.
If everyone followed your wise advice how would anyone learn anything? Or make discoveries? You need parents who allow their kids to surpass their own abilities. "How can you protect them if you don't even know what they're doing?"
Now this is very true, parents need to get more involved with their children, but certainly not by restricting what they can learn about.
How does allowing the RIAA to punish kids (maybe young adults in this case) by putting them into bankruptcy with overly high fines help anybody, or prevent more file sharing?
I have basic cable (no box), and see the effects of digital TV all the time. Instead of a little static, snow or buzz, my screen goes blocky, can't see anything move and the sound completely cuts out. (Obviously is farther up the line, as I said, the signal we get is analogue) I'd prefer some snow, ghosting or such over complete loss of intelligible signal. While this is not a frequent occurance, with over-the-air recieving I'd imagine it would be more frequent.