Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 22:46:21 -0700 From: Josef Grosch <jgrosch@ontario.mooseriver.com> To: Dustin Lang <dustinl@interchange.ubc.ca> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Ramblings from a Newbie... Message-ID: <19990529224621.B70279@ontario.mooseriver.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.95q.990529215543.18774C-100000@netinfo3.ubc.ca>; from Dustin Lang on Sat, May 29, 1999 at 10:25:19PM -0700 References: <Pine.GSO.3.95q.990529215543.18774C-100000@netinfo3.ubc.ca>
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On Sat, May 29, 1999 at 10:25:19PM -0700, Dustin Lang wrote: [ DELETED ] > I have just one question, but it's not specific to FreeBSD or even BSD. > Why on earth do people use vi? I'm not trying to start a flame war or > anything, but it's just so unfriendly. Doing the install was simple > and very friendly up until I did a 'chsh' and got vi! My editor of choice > is pico, the editor that looks like pine and has instructions on the > bottom. Sure, it's simple and doesn't have all the advanced features you > might want in an editor, but for doing a 'chsh', it's sufficient! Of > course, that's just me... It's a style thing. Some use vi, some use emacs, and some (G*D only knows why) use ee. My Grandfather told me there are 4 things one should never discuss in public; religion, politics, editors, and bracing styles. Sound advice. Josef -- Josef Grosch | Another day closer to a | FreeBSD 3.2 jgrosch@MooseRiver.com | Micro$oft free world | UNIX for the masses To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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