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Hello Robert - 

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DD>> The current GUI you hint at is NOT Linux, it is something
DD>> extra included in distributions by some distributors. One
DD>> is not obliged to use those distributions. 

CA>> But the majority of ones peers seem to prefer the GUI to
CA>> the CLI. Does one ignore reality? 

RS> If they prefer the GUI, how can they be my peers? ;^) 

Peers in terms of age/income/interests. 

CA>> Seriously - it's opensource it can go in any direction and
CA>> the clique of CLI users won't make a bit of difference in
CA>> the final episodes. Linux is becoming a product and will
CA>> be dumbed-down as all products are to appease the masses
CA>> of semi-computer-literate people out there who can be
CA>> persuaded to use it. Right now 'pretty' and GUI both sell. 

RS> Sad, but true. 

It is sad. I'm not using Linux on a daily basis and it _does_
seem sad as I see Linux on the slippery slope that lead us to
WinXP. 

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