"Seriously, there is no reason why the command line should be required to
configure Oracle just like there is no reason why the command line should be
required to configure Linux. It is an indication of a company and people who
are trying to raise the barrier to entry in order to hold on to revenue
streams from support and training."

You're so right. I mean, all those wonderful GUI tools for Linux
administration out there that Linux Inc. won't let you use.

Oh wait. That's right. There's no single company deciding what you can and
can't use.

Okay, maybe it's the fact that the people who *could* write tools for Linux
system administration *already know* how to administer Linux systems, so they
don't need GUI tools. Yeah, that sounds a bit more likely.

Maybe with Oracle you have point. I'm sure they balance the lost support
revenue from better tools against the lost sales revenue from more people
wanting to buy their product because of the tools.

    -- Drew Kime
    -- Comment on "Oracle - How Quaint?" ( http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?joel.3.637120.37 )

Monica: Sandra, I am so sorry, I thought you were Rachel and we just weren't
ready for you yet.

Mrs. Greene: You thought I was Rachel?

Chandler: Yes because uh, you look so young.

Phoebe: And because you're both, you know, white women.

    -- David Crane & Marta Kauffman
    -- "Friends" (T.V. Show) ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends )