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Anton Aylward wrote:
On 04/02/2016 01:41 PM, Per Jessen wrote:
'm sure you must have missed something in between, but the essence of it all is - GUIs vary, vi doesn't. If one find's it easier to deal with varying GUIs instead of just editing one line of text using one's favourite editor, well, then I give up.
You're making a few assumptions there.
Yes, people like Thee and Mee and most denizens of this list are sufficiently experienced to handle VI. Most people who buy these devices at BestBuy (or the national equivalent elsewhere) are not; they are probably MS-Windows users and they are quite used to setting things up via GUI screen.
It's funny, that is exactly why manufacturers default to using DHCP.
The second assumption is that the device is one that CAN be managed by having a file that is tftp'd at startup.
No, I am definitely not assuming that. I am assuming that the device defaults to DHCP, that's all. Being able download a config file via tftp requires a bit more IT infrastructure than most households have.
I should add that even at the various client sites, from SMB to national banks, the IT staff seem to prefer GUI; perhaps that's, again, the influence of Windows.
IT staff that is not a little bit familiar with vi .... not sure if they really qualify as "IT staff" :-)
That GUIs vary is beside the point; they are forms with labels and buttons. Even children can handle that.
Anton, that GUIs vary is _exactly_ the point, if you disagree, we have to stop. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (20.8°C) http://www.dns24.ch/ - your free DNS host, made in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org