nixCraft 🐧Why do some #Linux and #Unix users get upset when their favorite CLI app/command adds a color option to its output messages? This option is usually off by default and controlled by a command-line option or an environment variable. I think colors can be useful in certain cases, such as highlighting specific values say like GATEWAY IP or error codes or messages. There's no need to be yell towards FLOSS developers who are providing and maintaining these utilities for free. I'm just saying ...
S38I find it on by default too many times. Often color blind unfriendly colors. Often makes assumptions about other external factors (dark versus light mode).
Environment variables or command line options don't scale well. New commands adding stuff need to be tracked and whacked. Using large numbers of systems becomes difficult without full configuration management.
If you need fancy visual effects you might want a GUI.