[Sussex] Improving on UNIX

Steve Dobson SDobson at manh.com
Fri Mar 14 09:21:01 UTC 2003


Nik

On 14 March 2003 at 09:00 Nik Butler wrote:
> > It was an interesting idea, it's just the article wasn't that well
executed.
> > I wonder if it is possible to provide the power of UNIX without just
serving
> > up a command line - answers on a postcard please ;)
> ok, but it will be easier for all of us if I just respond on this forum.
> So managing a operating system with a GUI. yes its possible if you want
> simple brain dead no though, dont have to learn, administration
> processes to be part of your Sysadmins skill set. However as Languages,
> written and spoken provide one of the strongest tools sets available to
> Humankind. A gui based interface for a language driven subset, like oh
> I dont know cuniform of the babylonians or hieryaglphyics {spelling} of
> the Eygptians was useful but restricted them in their developments.
> 
> Languages are the stong foundation for common communication of ideas.
> Icons may represent the idea but they actually represent the actions on
> that idea and as such become context restricted.

Damn you.  I was writing a response on exactly the same lines.  But you
put it better than I was so I bow to the master.

Steve




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