From owner-cvs-usrbin Thu Aug 31 18:29:45 1995 Return-Path: cvs-usrbin-owner Received: (from majordom@localhost) by freefall.FreeBSD.org (8.6.11/8.6.6) id SAA04624 for cvs-usrbin-outgoing; Thu, 31 Aug 1995 18:29:45 -0700 Received: from jhome.DIALix.COM (jhome.DIALix.COM [192.203.228.69]) by freefall.FreeBSD.org (8.6.11/8.6.6) with ESMTP id SAA04618 ; Thu, 31 Aug 1995 18:29:34 -0700 Received: (from peter@localhost) by jhome.DIALix.COM (8.6.12/8.6.9) id JAA29192; Fri, 1 Sep 1995 09:29:03 +0800 Date: Fri, 1 Sep 1995 09:29:03 +0800 (WST) From: Peter Wemm To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" cc: "Julian Stacey " , CVS-commiters@freefall.FreeBSD.org, cvs-usrbin@freefall.FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.bin/ee - Imported sources In-Reply-To: <12720.809916798@time.cdrom.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: cvs-usrbin-owner@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Thu, 31 Aug 1995, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > We are a BSD OS, not a DOS Weenie OS, if the user doesnt understand VI, > > that's his problem not ours, clueless DOSers are of debatable benefit, > > `Least suprise' requires we offer a vi like interface. > > Needless to say, this is complete and utter elitist rubbish and I'm > certainly very glad that you're not in charge of writing our user > interfaces or documentation! :-) Whoa! :-) What's the matter Jordan? Your cats getting you down? :-) [ you are right of course, but this wasn't up to your usual tactful rebuff standards.. :-) ] > Jordan Umm.. I have a suggestion.. Since every possible distrinution choice from "minimal" through "full" will have /mnt/usr/bin/vi and /mnt/usr/bin/ee at the point then the /etc/exports editor is launched (ie: at the end of the install), how about drop ee, and *possibly* vi off the boot floppy (unless it's on the root floppy, of course.. :-), and ask the user which editor they want to run? I mean, for the Unix purists, you can let them use ed, because "ed(1) is the STANDARD editor, the one true editor, etc etc.." :-) Just an idea.... -Peter