[ale] vi is the winner

Ned Williams nedj10 at gmail.com
Tue Aug 7 11:05:45 EDT 2007


For users new to Linux I have always suggested good old Pico, works great
and is somewhat like notepad for new windows converts.

Ned


On 8/7/07, Jeff Lightner <jlightner at water.com> wrote:
>
> Or as our Prez says "the internets".
>
> I imagine Al Gore cringes each time he hears that knowing that he only
> invented one.
>
> The talk of ed and cat reminded me of the old DOS "copycon" command.
> And of course edlin - nothing like making complicated batch files and
> having to start all over because you messed up one character.   Now
> namby-pamby folks have spell check for Gosh sakes.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> Preston Boyington
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 10:27 AM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] vi is the winner
>
> On 8/6/07, *Geoffrey* wrote:
> >
> >     It's been decided, so you don't need to argue anymore, vi is the
> >     preferred editor.  emacs a distant 4th.
> >
> >
> http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2007/08/poll-shows-majority-favor-vi-as-th
> eir.html
> >
> <http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2007/08/poll-shows-majority-favor-vi-as-t
> heir.html>
> >
> >     --
> >     Until later, Geoffrey
>
> it's true...i read it on the "innernet".
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