The problem is not what file the programs read. /etc/vim/vimrc should *not* set nocompatible by default. It should source a user-updateable file, such as possibly /etc/default/vim, which could have such a setting added.
This is not, IMHO, a developer preference, but a terminal user preference. -- Vim variants other than vim-tiny source /etc/vim/vimrc instead of /etc/vim/vimrc.tiny when invoked as vi (ie, Arrow keys not broken when running vi) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/70569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
