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Date:      Sun, 19 May 1996 10:08:04 -0500 (EST)
From:      John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu>
To:        Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.de>
Cc:        Jerry Dunham <dunham@devnull.mpd.tandem.com>, Jordan Hubbard <jkh@FreeBSD.org>, doc@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD & vi
Message-ID:  <Pine.NEB.3.93.960519100359.13257E-100000@Fieber-John.campusview.indiana.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199605190702.JAA12331@allegro.lemis.de>

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On Sun, 19 May 1996, Greg Lehey wrote:

> >>> Howcum vi has never been ported to FreeBSD, at least that FreeBSD.org
> >>> will own up to?  The closest I saw was vile.

!!!

> >> Who told you that?
> >
> > The FreeBSD web page.  There's a page there just for editors; emacs is
> > there, and jove and vile, but I didn't see vi.
> 
> Aha.  The web page shows ports of software not included in the base
> system.  vi is an integral part, and thus figures.  I'm copying Jordan
> and John on this so that they can clarify things.

Yes, the "Applications" pages are simply for "add-on" software
that isn't in the base FreeBSD distribution.  Maybe someone ought
to go through the whatis database and make up a web page
advertising the "standard equipment".  There is a LOT of it.

-john

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