Newsforge: Making Linux look harder than it is

[Warren Togami]

> I think the main problem with the so called gurus (like me), is that we
> have been using the CLi for so long or we have stopped using the GUI
> for alot of things when we realized how easy it was, that when we sit
> down with a newbie we try to explain what we know is the easiest and
> not what is the simplest!  Easy != Simple!  Most things can be done
> very easily at the command line, but that does not make them simple to
> do, because you have to know the commands.  The GUI makes things
> simpler, click on the button of the burning CD, click on the add files
> button, click on the burn CD button.  Simple right!  Well at ITEC on
> Wednesday Warren, Deven, and Myself all said we use cdredord (the CLI
> cd burner), because it is easier than the GUI!

I couldn't figure out how to burn an ISO image with GToaster after 10
minutes of poking.  Eventually I said "Screw it!" and went back to
cdrecord.  I've tried GToaster and XCDRoast lately, and quite frankly, they
SUCK compared to most Windows burning programs.  I wish something were as
good as Nero.  http://www.ahead.de

>
> But yes, we do need to be able to show new users how to use the GUI and
> make their life simpler!  Eventually they will how to do things easier.
>  Damn, that means I have to start installing X on my systems so I can
> learn how to use it :)
>
> Dusty

My home systems all run X applications now, though most do not run X
servers.  I discovered recently by accident that SSH seems to automatically
forward X.  I accidentally ran Mozilla while SSH'ed into my firewall in an
xterm, and it popped up on my X display.  I didn't even notice that it
wasn't running locally but I was puzzled as to why my hard drive light was
no longer clicking.  Then Flash crashed.  Stupid piece of crap.