Why do we all hate Microsoft?

[RenegadeKing]

And dos tells windows to start.

Either way, the installation installs a gui (unless by choice you choose not to), so you don't have to worry about whether it is truly a part of the os or not, as it comes with distros. And linux without a gui pretty much has a similar interface as dos, so if you can use dos then you can figure out linux with no gui. One of the toughest things about it used to be the installation, but that is not the case anymore.

[Computer Hobbyist]

All this talk of GUI v. Non GUI sounds like it came directly from the Microsoft public relations department.

Whether an OS is graphic based or command line based with a GUI has more to do with the response speed and stability of the OS than ease of use. A graphic based OS, in theory, is quicker and more stable than a command line OS with a GUI, because it eliminates one layer of software activity. A GUI, by definition, shields the user from the command line by giving him something graphical with which to "interface." Microsoft has taken it to the extreme in ME, which at its heart is a DOS derivative (command line OS) with a GUI overlay. In ME Microsoft took the "DOS prompt" away from the user. It didn't take DOS away from the operating system. Operated at the command line a command line OS is just as stable and probably quicker than a graphical OS. A command line OS with a well written GUI is just as easy to use as a graphical OS.

CH

[homer15]

Originally posted by Computer Hobbyist All this talk of GUI v. Non GUI sounds like it came directly from the Microsoft public relations department. CH

i happen to work for microsofts pr... ok, just kidding. if i was working there, i would probably be killed for even mentioning the "L" word

[minutrice]

Actually.... when I installed linux, I did not have any trouble at all. And that was over a year or so ago. They only problem I had was getting my modem to work. And it was a hardware modem. I guess I just couldn't get the right drivers. But I eventually got it to work.

I don't have a distro of linux on a machine right now but as soon as I build my new computer, I will probably put redhat on it. I think linux is very interesting, powerful, and important. I can't wait to get back into it.

Anyway, just thought I would throw that in.

Josh