Messages in this thread | | | From | Juergen Weber <> | Subject | Linux needs control.exe | Date | 23 Oct 1996 14:54:52 +0200 |
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In the German computer magazine c't (11/96) there was an interview with Linus Thorvalds. Asked about the most important developments for Linux in the near future he said: "... What is really interesting in the Linux-World are advances on the user-level: ApplixWare, StarOffice, Wabi, WordPerfect and so on. ..."
I think to make Linux an alternative to Windows for Joe User, Linux system administration must be lots easier. This applies to other Unixes as well. In two years NT machines will be as powerful as sparcs. Why should anyone bother fighting with Unix sysadmin then? Have you ever added a HD under Solaris? I see, you got the point ;-)
Back to Linux. I do think Linux must get a system administration shell as good looking as Win95's control.exe, but yet more easier to use (and it should fit on a root disc ;-)
The power user should still be possible to dig in /etc/* config files, so the control shell must use the usual Linux config files.
I think making Linux easier for end users is much more important than adding yet another feature to the kernel (therefore this post in dev.kernel ;-).
Juergen
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