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Old 09-30-2001, 09:32 PM   #6
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You are absolutely right when you say:

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You learn the most and have the most power in Linux at the command line. You certainly understand better about what goes on.
You also learn more about DOS when you run it from the command line. You surely understand more about what's going on. I can do a lot with a bat file. When was the last time you ran DOS from the command line? Years? Ever? But at base Windows, up to at least ME, is nothing more that a GUI over DOS.

To become a viable alternative to Windows, Linux has to function from a GUI. All the people who want to make money with Linux know that simple truth. There are only so many web servers in the world.

But as a matter of absolute truth, you are absolutely right. Unfortunately, the future of Linux is GUI. People who want to learn Linux need to learn the GUI they select and how it relates to the OS.

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