I have been developing code on unix/linux boxes (command line interface almost exclusively ) for about 30 years - everything from unicos to a/ux to aix to sles. If you aren't a developer, it is hard to appreciate what it brings to the table. When I worked at IBM they gave me a laptop (for profs access, no less) running os/2. I have always considered Windows to be/have a poor foundation to hang a gui on top of. Either you speak grep, awk, emacs, etc. or you don't. But you are right, to each his own. Our only systems in the near future will be Macs with Apple's flavour of unix under the gui, but a command line is always available when/if you need it.
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Originally Posted by rexxfan
I've had to use RedHat Enterprise Linux on my work machine. Meh. When I retire (next month) there'll be no more *ix boxes in my house. I was at Bell Labs when Unix first became a thing. I never really warmed up to it (though there's no question it is far more secure than Windows). I was at IBM when OS/2 first became a thing. I never really warmed up to it either. Each to their own, I suppose.
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Bob C
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