Re: Ahh! Registry hacking! Of course.
>There is a way to hack the registry from the command line on Windows,
I am sure! My point, of course, is that when Windows users have to drop to the CLI or run up regedit this is regarded as perfectly normal and does not detract from the GUI in the OS.
Whereas the second there is a fix for Linux requiring the CLI (and it normally doesn't require the CLI, it's just that the CLI is standardized across distros in Linux whereas the UI is not) then this is regarded as 'proof' that Linux is user hostile, has not usable GUI and *everything* requires typing in esoteric commands.
I note that nobody here is screaming that messing about with the registry or dropping to the CLI instantly proves that Windows is really hard to use, has no usable GUI and you have to hack the registry in order to meaningfully configure Windows.
I'm just pointing out the dual standard. :-)
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