Some people will not want to acquire deep knowledge of their OS. They still need to be able to be productive.
Hell, I do not have deep knowledge of my car, but I can still drive it, nor do I have deep knowledge of my VCR, TV antenas, US laws: I can acquire such knowledge, but I do not have to.
I too like to know more of my OS, but 99% of the population does not. Linux should aim for those as well. It should not raise unnecessary barriers for new comers to learn and overcome before they can do anything useful.
UI does not make a lot of difference in Unix because it was not planned to.
Making things simple is difficult; that's why most solutions will not be simple.
However, there is a big difference between simple and stupid or dumb. Moreover, stupid and dumb may usually describe non-simple overly complex solutions.
Too many controls on the dash board (i.e. screen) is not appropriate for OS because its counter intuitive. This does not mean that controls should not exist; controls should exist and be presented in a smart intuitive way. If you HAVE TO revert to the command line instead of HAVE THE OPTION TO revert to it then your OS will probably is not intuitive and will not be successfully absorbed.
Right now, Linux is too complex.
While Linux should certainly not imitate Windows, its UI(s) should be made intuitive, so that instead of forcing users to read through how-tos and man pages, they would be able to do what they need because the system would be intuitively clear to use.
Command line UI, while popular amongst Unix users, is not simple. If you think otherwise, please print a script and let non-Unix people tell you what they think on that. While I do not think it should be abolished, something new must be invented, something that would have same or better strength but would be robust, intuitive and productive. Something that new users, non expert users can easily utilize as well as something that experts can utilize to the degree of their liking.
When new Linux user, new to Unix or any other OS, will be able to start using Linux immediately, without reading a single How-To or man page, then Linux would be ready for world domination. Let's make it happen.
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Some people will not want to acquire deep knowledge of their OS. They still need to be able to be productive. Hell, I do not have deep knowledge of my car, but I can still drive it, nor do I have deep knowledge of my VCR, TV antenas, US laws: I can acquire such knowledge, but I do not have to. I too like to know more of my OS, but 99% of the population does not. Linux should aim for those as well. It should not raise unnecessary barriers for new comers to learn and overcome before they can do anything useful. UI does not make a lot of difference in Unix because it was not planned to.
Making things simple is difficult; that's why most solutions will not be simple. However, there is a big difference between simple and stupid or dumb. Moreover, stupid and dumb may usually describe non-simple overly complex solutions. Too many controls on the dash board (i.e. screen) is not appropriate for OS because its counter intuitive. This does not mean that controls should not exist; controls should exist and be presented in a smart intuitive way. If you HAVE TO revert to the command line instead of HAVE THE OPTION TO revert to it then your OS will probably is not intuitive and will not be successfully absorbed.
Right now, Linux is too complex. While Linux should certainly not imitate Windows, its UI(s) should be made intuitive, so that instead of forcing users to read through how-tos and man pages, they would be able to do what they need because the system would be intuitively clear to use. Command line UI, while popular amongst Unix users, is not simple. If you think otherwise, please print a script and let non-Unix people tell you what they think on that. While I do not think it should be abolished, something new must be invented, something that would have same or better strength but would be robust, intuitive and productive. Something that new users, non expert users can easily utilize as well as something that experts can utilize to the degree of their liking. When new Linux user, new to Unix or any other OS, will be able to start using Linux immediately, without reading a single How-To or man page, then Linux would be ready for world domination. Let's make it happen.