Philip Hands wrote: > > Please don't do this. It used to drive me nuts to type vi and get ae (whether > in ae or braindamaged-vi mode). If there is some vital reason for removing > vi, it should be replaced with a script that says something along the lines > of: > > VI is missing from this rescue disk because of space constraints, although > it is of course a standard part of any Debian GNU/Linux system. In the mean > time, you can use the simple editor that is available, which is called > ``ae''
This seems to be a comfort-based argument with the people comfortable with vi vs the people who like ae. To me, it's immaterial overall. I would tend to side with Phil, however, in that vi is the accepted and expected editor when it comes to multi-platform work. It is the only editor that you can count on being there if all else fails and it's absence or replacement would be VERY notable to those who expect vi. I've used and been confused by ae in the past (yes, I apparently am brain-damaged enough from concussions to not understand it's simplicity), so I'm one of those people who's comfortable with vi. Then again, I've used vi on over 20 platforms each running various OS's over the past 12+ years. I, personally, *like* knowing that it will be there if all else fails. When I got stuck in ae the first few times, I ended up running to another machine to make a disk with vi on it because I had more important things to think about (and repair) than to try to work around a strange editor. Like I said, overall, I think this issue is being discussed on a comfort level right now. I think we should really be hashing out whether or not we want to cater to newbies (ae) or to experienced systems admins (vi). I'm for the latter, but that's only my opinion.... Also, why not just offer two different disks if possible? Chris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]