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On 21 Jan 1997, Hamish Moffatt wrote:

> Charlie Brady (cbrady@ind.tansu.com.au) wrote:
> : On 16 Jan 1997, Graeme Woodward wrote:
> : > I also use the OS/2 boot manager.   It is much more user friendly than
> : > Lilo (you just select your OS from a menu using arrow keys, and it
> : > can be set up to auto-boot a default after so many seconds).
> : 
> : LILO can also draw a boot menu and can autoboot a default after so many
> : seconds. AFAIK, you can't use the arrow keys, but if you can't follow
> : on-screen instructions and type a single word or number, then maybe Linux
> : isn't for you.
> 
> With all due respect, that's a silly response. If menus and GUIs are
> for real men, and not for Linux users, why do we have X, dialog,
> etc? I can't see any harm in using OS/2 Boot Manager -- it lets you
> select an OS in a couple of arrow keys and <enter>, instead of
> typing out a word. Has nice names for partitions, too.
> And you still get the kernel command line, because you get
> BootMan to boot LILO for Linux.

With respect Hamish, you seemed to have missed the point.

OS/2 Boot manager is commercial software which you have to buy, then
install, and then you tell me that I still need to have LILO anyway.
AFAICT, the only advantage is that you get to use arrow keys rather than
typing a word. That's not a big advantage, given the cost.

My point was not that GUIs are for losers - only that if typing a single
word is too difficult for you, then you'll really struggle to get Linux
doing much useful for you.

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