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From: Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org>
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Cc: Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk>, Thomas Mueller <mueller6727@bellsouth.net>,
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Subject: Re: Installer program for FreeBSD-9.0? 
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On Wed, 8 Dec 2010, Julian H. Stacey wrote:

[ snip ]
>    - 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.

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Chris Hill               chris@monochrome.org
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