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> I'm not about to use Lynx for the bulk of my web browsing. Lynx isn't a CLI program. Curl is a CLI program. I agree that it's preferable to use Firefox over

> I'm not about to use Lynx for the bulk of my web browsing. Lynx isn't a CLI program. Curl is a CLI program. I agree that it's preferable to use Firefox over Lynx, but all of that works fine on X11. The point of Windows is it does everything using graphical interfaces.

nailer 8y ago
> The point of Windows is it does everything using graphical interfaces. Really? There's people who'd say > The point of Linux is it does everything using the command line Which would also be inaccurate.
- cup-of-tea 8y ago
  That's what I'm asking, what is the point of Windows if not that? It's name specifically refers to its graphical capablities. The point of GNU/Linux is it's a free UNIX-like operating system. If everyone is using CLI interfaces, or portable graphical software like web browsers, why would anyone choose Windows over GNU/Linux?
  - nailer 8y ago
    The modern Windows are based on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_NT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_NT, a micro kernel designed by Dave Cutler, who previously made VMS. It's a pretty nice design.
  - mikestew 8y ago
    It's name specifically refers to its graphical capablities. You're going to center a technical discussion around what the marketing department decided to call it? Windows does much more than draw pretty pictures on the screen. I would think this to be common knowledge amongst the HN crowd.
mikestew 8y ago
The point of Windows is it does everything using graphical interfaces. That's not even remotely true: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee391626(v=vs.85).aspx https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee391626(v=vs.85).a... You're knowledge of Windows is either lacking or based on misinformation. Which is fine, but it's probably not worth arguing the point anymore.
- cup-of-tea 8y ago
  Why not just answer the question? Why go straight for an attack? By asking a question am I not making it abundantly clear that my knowledge might be lacking? I've not used Windows for more than ten years. I really do not know what it's for now apart from not using commmand line which is so often stated as the reason for not using Linux.

nailer 8y ago

> The point of Windows is it does everything using graphical interfaces. Really? There's people who'd say > The point of Linux is it does everything using the command line Which would also be inaccurate.

cup-of-tea 8y ago
That's what I'm asking, what is the point of Windows if not that? It's name specifically refers to its graphical capablities. The point of GNU/Linux is it's a free UNIX-like operating system. If everyone is using CLI interfaces, or portable graphical software like web browsers, why would anyone choose Windows over GNU/Linux?
- nailer 8y ago
  The modern Windows are based on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_NT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_NT, a micro kernel designed by Dave Cutler, who previously made VMS. It's a pretty nice design.
- mikestew 8y ago
  It's name specifically refers to its graphical capablities. You're going to center a technical discussion around what the marketing department decided to call it? Windows does much more than draw pretty pictures on the screen. I would think this to be common knowledge amongst the HN crowd.

mikestew 8y ago

The point of Windows is it does everything using graphical interfaces. That's not even remotely true: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee391626(v=vs.85).aspx https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee391626(v=vs.85).a... You're knowledge of Windows is either lacking or based on misinformation. Which is fine, but it's probably not worth arguing the point anymore.

cup-of-tea 8y ago
Why not just answer the question? Why go straight for an attack? By asking a question am I not making it abundantly clear that my knowledge might be lacking? I've not used Windows for more than ten years. I really do not know what it's for now apart from not using commmand line which is so often stated as the reason for not using Linux.