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:NewsFactor: Revisiting the GUI Admin Debate
NewsFactor: Revisiting the GUI Admin Debate
Jun 11, 2005, 13 :00 UTC (20 Talkback[s]) (8422 reads)
(Other stories by Elizabeth Millard)

"Some Linux purists frown on administration from anything but the command line, insisting that a GUI could open security holes and create additional memory and processing overhead.

"On the other hand, the Windows line of thinking is that administration through the GUI is the most convenient, efficient way to go, and that admin tools do not present many problems..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Security holes? How about the fact that ...   Whatever   
Ian Tester
Jun 11, 2005, 15:24:36  
most of the time I prefer GUIs because t ...   I mix and match BUT ....   
GreyGeek
Jun 11, 2005, 15:32:29  
GUI Admin is a bad idea. It isn't t ...   Windows Has Shown Us All: GUI Admin is BAD   
lord vader
Jun 11, 2005, 15:47:45  
You can administer using a GUI or a CLI. ...   on Linux you get the best of both worlds   
wildpossum
Jun 11, 2005, 16:03:55  
GUIs are in no way easier to use or lear ...   A popular myth that should die.   
Rainer Weikusat
Jun 11, 2005, 16:29:36  
I have read a lot of articles claiming o ...   big deal   
stumbles
Jun 11, 2005, 16:40:23  
I use the command prompt for quite a bit ...   I still think Linux needs an distro neutral set of   
Gene Anthony
Jun 11, 2005, 17:05:00  
I'm sorry 'GreyGeek', but if ...   Re: I mix and match BUT ....   
Peter rasmussen
Jun 11, 2005, 21:43:52  
...Despite their drawbacks, said Chris S ...   That was weird. 1950's flashback.   
Brandioch Conner
Jun 11, 2005, 23:08:37  
You folks out in AIX land will know wher ...   smit.log and smit.script   
John Bell
Jun 12, 2005, 01:37:34  
For years the Windows world has frowned ...   The religion of text based config files   
Richard Corfield
Jun 12, 2005, 09:17:34  
The command line is simply more flexible ...   Command line flexibility   
Doc Technical
Jun 12, 2005, 12:36:17  
> And I am by puzzled by it, because nor ...   Re: Re: I mix and match BUT ....   
chris qvigstad
Jun 12, 2005, 13:26:51  
GUI config tools typically provide two a ...   Discoverability and Confinement   
Ted Appleby
Jun 12, 2005, 16:13:01  
That's what I love about the CLI. I ...   History pipe grep something   
Eric Brown
Jun 12, 2005, 17:34:24  
I forgot about bang. You can list your ...   Bang History too   
Eric Brown
Jun 12, 2005, 17:42:04  
Having both is good.The CLI is excellent ...   It's not an either/or question   
T Harris
Jun 13, 2005, 08:28:17  
> GUI config tools typically provide two ...   Re: Discoverability and Confinement   
Rainer Weikusat
Jun 13, 2005, 15:43:25  
I can 'explore' possible option ...   Re: Re: Discoverability and Confinement   
Ted Appleby
Jun 14, 2005, 11:43:34  
There was a bit of a GUI vs documentatio ...   Gui as a learning tool   
Dale Pontius
Dec 16, 2005, 17:18:28  
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