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Authored by: seven5 on Oct 07, '03 01:37:57AM

i hate all these little unix guis. Sure a network app that collects 5-6 different unix apps/commands in one might be useful. Or a cd burning app that uses different apps to make one nice gui app is cool. But when its just a gui wrapped around ping, curl, or traceroute, whats the point? Open the terminal and type the command.

I usually have my terminal open anyways, and its much easier to just do that. And even if terminal wasn't open, just use that, its just one less app on your system or in your dock. Don't be scared of the shell, its way more powerful than you think. Just cause in 1984 the GUI revolution was started, don't think the shell's power stopped.

Its not intimidating and theres just no point to these little one stop apps. The terminal already does this!! and more!!

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