Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 11:47:53 +1000 From: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au> To: Tim Gerchmez <fewtch@serv.net> Cc: allen campbell <allenc@verinet.com>, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: A first encounter with 'vi' Message-ID: <19980617114753.27503@welearn.com.au> In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19980616181522.007f0990@mx.serv.net>; from Tim Gerchmez on Tue, Jun 16, 1998 at 06:15:22PM -0700 References: <3.0.5.32.19980615181815.007f16b0@mx.serv.net> <199806170056.SAA00493@struct.> <3.0.5.32.19980616181522.007f0990@mx.serv.net>
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On Tue, Jun 16, 1998 at 06:15:22PM -0700, Tim Gerchmez wrote:
> At 06:56 PM 6/16/98 -0600, you wrote:
>
> >Unix is user friendly. It's just not beginner friendly.
> >
> >Vi is somewhat of a right of passage.
>
> Unix isn't a cult or a fraternity with rites of passage, is it?
No.
Most people don't use vi as their main editor but have some skill with it
to use in an emergency. I won't be pressured into using vi, and nobody
will think me less of a man because of that. When there's nothing else
around, I can use ed.
--
Regards,
-*Sue*-
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