Scripting on Linux and Windows (Was: The future of Ubuntu Linux)

[Amedee Van Gasse (Ubuntu)]

On Sun, May 10, 2009 14:19, anthony baldwin wrote:

> Probably if I knew DOS commands as well as I know bash (which,
> admittedly, still isn't that great, but enough to be able to do what I want
> with it), I'd get along a little better with windows, but, honestly, even
> if that were the case, I think I'd still feel like I was driving a car
> with the hood welded shut.

If you like scripting and/or console commands, I have two suggestions for
you:

* Install cygwin on Windows. It gives you a bash shell, and all the other
usual GNU tools.
* On modern Windows versions, you can install Windows PowerShell. I think
it is default installed on Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7; it is an
optional free (as in beer) download for the others. PowerShell doesn't
even remotely resemble bash, but it enables you to do anything on Windows
without ever having to see a gui.

In my opinion, I am more productive on Windows those times that I have to
use it because I know Linux, *and* vice versa. 1 + 1 = 3. On my list to
learn: MacOS, BSD, Solaris.
I'm not an average user. I'm getting paid because I'm supposed to know how
to operate a computer. The more I know, the better I get paid.

-- 
Amedee