[Sugar-devel] Free Terminal?

Martin Langhoff martin.langhoff at gmail.com
Tue Jan 3 14:52:51 EST 2012


On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Samuel Klein <meta.sj at gmail.com> wrote:
> Terminal is currently hidden by default on many builds.  How about unhiding
> it or replacing it with an activity that offers more of an intro to the
> command line?
> It is an important tool for understanding how your computer works.

But it is also an _advanced_ tool, and a dangerous tool.

It breaks one of the core principles of Sugar -- it is easy to _break_
stuff. So it is fitting that it sits a bit hidden. Just like your
swiss knife has the sharp blades folded in while in your pocket.

cheers,



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