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In <40p3tc$a79@student.anu.edu.au> Jason Stokes <J.STOKES@student.anu.edu.au> writes:

>cs94367@cs.ualberta.ca (Jon Martin) wrote:

>>
>>     No denying that UNIX and friends have a steep learning curve.  Once you do
>>learn how to use it, you will never turn back.  When I started using UNIX 
>>systems about a year ago I hated it.  Why couldn't we use DOS at school, whine,
>>whine...  Then after I invested some time in learning about how the system works
>>I found I hated the limitations and inflexibility of DOS.  Give Linux a chance.
>>It is well worth it.

>UNIX, and I assume its counterpart LINUX, just totally fails to hide OS details from the 
>user.  It seems I have to learn a whole new language (can anyone explain EMACSese, for 
>example?) just to operate it.  What it needs is a really good OOUI/GUI that gives 
>drag'n'drop functionality.  I've seen its windowing system, X-windows, and I don't think 
>much of it.

X-windows IS NOT GUI. It is just windowing system. Don't compare apples
and oranges.

>My ideal OS would assume very little knowledge for the user get started (so kids can use 
>it) but would allow progressively more detailed and lower level manipulation for the         
>technically minded.  It would also have sound technical foundations incorporating all the 
>latest OS technology, with a large capacity for expansion.  The closest thing to this 
>ideal is, of course,  

>OS/2

OS/2 has no security, it does not conform standard operating system
interface (POSIX) and its windowing system is not network transparent.

Jussi Lahtinen