Yup.
I see this kind of thing *all the time*. It scares the pants off of me. I've had "long term Linux users" ask me how to use the tar command, or how to edit a file from vi because GNOME or KDE stopped working, and now they have to try fixing it from a command line.
Maybe it is a measure of relative popularity, but only Linux users ask me these kinds of questions. I will say, it is a backhanded compliment to these distros, since it allows people to go years without ever seeing the CLI if they do not want to, much as Windows has over the last 10 years. If a "Windows-like experience" is the goal, it is within reach.
That being said, I like my *Nix plain, CLI only, at least in the server room. The right tool for the right task, and all of that. The idea of weighing down a server with a GUI when it does not need one just pains me to think about it. Lack of a "CLI only" mode in Windows server bothers me.
When I see "GNOME" or "KDE" listed under "skills" on a resume, it raises a flag just as large as "MS Access" does on a "DBA"'s resume. I assume that someone can figure out how to click around GNOME or KDE, if they consider it an accomplishment, I do not want to hire them.
J.Ja
