How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb?
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For those who are afraid of the CLI and can't understand the lightbulb man page, there's a GUI available. It really makes turning your lights on or off simple, with one click. It's called a "Switch". Google it for more information.
For those who are afraid of the CLI and can't understand the lightbulb man page, there's a GUI available. It really makes turning your lights on or off simple, with one click. It's called a "Switch". Google it for more information.
So that's the function of 'switch'!!! Now I know what the 'switch' statement means in PHP. Does that mean that I'll be able to control my lightbulb from the server side?
For those who are afraid of the CLI and can't understand the lightbulb man page, there's a GUI available. It really makes turning your lights on or off simple, with one click. It's called a "Switch". Google it for more information.
Depends. If you are a lightbulb administrator and want to keep it mimimalistic, CLI is the way to go. And if someones a newbie in lightbulb, GUI would help understand a lot of nuances. And once he has got enough experience with it, he can change to CLI.
You know ...changing lightbulbs is a classic example of why I prefer Mandriva-lite linux to other distros -the mandriva bulb control centre is fantastic
once the new bulb is installed it auto-mounts the bulb
auto-detects the wattage
auto-detects the type of device, fluoro etc
installs the correct drivers
you have photon control for colour, temperature etc
you have the mandriva-lite dimmer function
there is even the mandriva-lite shade control
MUCH better than the crappy Ooboontoo linux bulb control
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