[Mimedefang] [Off-Topic] Graphical environment for servers (was Re: [Mimedefang] Can't locate Unix/Syslog.pm)

[Ole Craig]

On 05/28/03 at 14:25, 'twas brillig and David F. Skoll scrobe:
> On Wed, 28 May 2003, Albert E. Whale, CISSP wrote:
> 
> > If you are interested in a Truely Graphical environment for your
> > servers, I'd HIGHLY Recommend Mandrake,
> 
> <curmudgeon_mode>
> 
> I started out doing UNIX system administration on a VT100 over a 9600 bps
> serial line (this was at the office -- remote was a 1200 bps modem.)
> 
> As far as I'm concerned, the main purpose of X is to allow you to have
> six or more xterms open at once.  (And don't get me started on the
> Gnome or KDE terminal emulators...)


	Hear, hear... A mouse is a device used for focusing xterms.

	I do occasionally succumb to eye-candy, though, and one
feature of the newer xterm-wannabe's that I confess to liking is the
tabbed xterm concept. Lets me cram more open terminal sessions onto my
screen without having to switch desktops.


		Ole
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