I think the GUI menu would be a little crowded w/ over 5,000 commands each with a GUI front end.
Now do you see the power of the command line??
Linux is not mainstream for one reason and one reason only GAMES THE END. No one dare to mention WINE. And would never become mainstream because Linux is free and Games are so not free. One day maybe when companies would sponsor Video games in full for in game commercials and advertising.
@newtekie1 Give a chance to the command line and you will find out what are we talking about.
With windows we have our hands tied. GUI configuration does not have even close the freedom and power of the config file. It is impossible to put all options of a program in config menu it would be complicated options would be sorted in milion sub menus and grouped by the logic of the programer. Where in config file you just use find to find the word that you need.
Yes, I get it, the command line is very powerful, and GUIs are limitted.
However, for 90% of tasks, a GUI works pefectly. It doesn't need to have 5000 commands when an FTP server is going to use maybe 50 of them. There is no reason that a GUI can't be used, and if you need more freedom, fire up terminal. This isn't an either or issue, you can have both. For a simple ease of use standpoint, a well thought out GUI can work wonders.
And while games are an issue with Linux's mainstream image, it isn't the major factor. Most users do not play games, at least not anything beyond the crappy flash games online. Ease of use is still the major factor keeping Linux out of mainstream use.
Again, this isn't about giving the command line a chance, I have for 10 years, and I know how to use it. This is about getting away from the command line because I'm tired of it. Yes, it is powerful, but I'm tired of it. I'd rather have a GUI that does everything I need instead of the command line that takes twice as long to set-up a user and their directory, and gives me 4999 other useless commands...
Not a problem -- shoot me a PM if you have questions on how to set it up, as I have one running here at home.
Thanks! I'm going to be playing around with it some more once I have some free time at work today, so I might take you up on that.