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Date:      Tue, 7 Dec 2010 20:49:06 -0500 (EST)
From:      Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org>
To:        "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com>
Cc:        Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk>, Thomas Mueller <mueller6727@bellsouth.net>, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Installer program for FreeBSD-9.0? 
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1012072045550.88939@tripel.monochrome.org>
In-Reply-To: <201012072309.oB7N9OMG072737@fire.js.berklix.net>
References:  <201012072309.oB7N9OMG072737@fire.js.berklix.net>

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On Wed, 8 Dec 2010, Julian H. Stacey wrote:

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>    - There are small clones of standard vi, with executables
>      no larger than ee, could replace ee.

I think ee is actually a good choice for this application. vi can be a 
little frustrating for those who rarely use it, and it's downright 
impenetrable to someone who has never seen it before. With ee, a newb has 
a fighting chance.

--
Chris Hill               chris@monochrome.org
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