From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 12 18:50:59 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 59C7E106566C for ; Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:50:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from mx02.qsc.de (mx02.qsc.de [213.148.130.14]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 16F3A8FC12 for ; Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:50:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from r55.edvax.de (port-92-195-8-222.dynamic.qsc.de [92.195.8.222]) by mx02.qsc.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 437361E1C1; Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:50:58 +0100 (CET) Received: from r55.edvax.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by r55.edvax.de (8.14.2/8.14.2) with SMTP id oACIovv9001729; Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:50:57 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:50:57 +0100 From: Polytropon To: Chad Perrin Message-Id: <20101112195057.c4408348.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20101112012551.GD35128@guilt.hydra> References: <201011100009.oAA09mfG024502@mail.r-bonomi.com> <20101110175717.GB23184@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20101110180915.00005202@unknown> <20101112012551.GD35128@guilt.hydra> Organization: EDVAX X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.4.7 (GTK+ 2.12.1; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Tips for installing windows and freeBSD both.. anyone?? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Polytropon List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:50:59 -0000 On Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:25:51 -0700, Chad Perrin wrote: > It's too bad such APIs require so much more knowledge, and present so > much more of a barrier to entry for automating tasks, than a simpler CLI > filter's interface provides via something like the Unix pipeline. Any GUI is limited to the use by halfway healthy individuals. They are a no-go for blind users, for example. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...