Re: Free UNIX for non-commerical use.
From: Greg Menke (gregm-news_at_toadmail.com)
Date: 08/13/03
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Date: 13 Aug 2003 07:33:56 -0400
peter@abbnm.com (Peter da Silva) writes:
> In article <m34r0nlz1c.fsf@europa.pienet>,
> Greg Menke <gregm-news@toadmail.com> wrote:
> > But I can take a perfectly good file that I wrote with Emacs, load it
> > up into vi, then start editing and voila, after a few beeps at random
> > intervals, the file is a mess.
>
> You would make a compelling argument if it wasn't for the fact that I
> have never had that experience, nor have any of my users who use vi,
> many of whom are not technical people at all. I'm talking about people
> who don't know and don't care and don't need to care whether the
> computer is the box on the desk with the glass front, the humming box
> next to the desk, or the flat box with all the bumps. So it's not like
> I've got a uniquely techy set of users.
I confess I do find that I can succeed with vi if I have a keyboard
reference card in front of me.
> I don't suppose it could possibly, just possibly, be due to pilot
> error?
Nahhh.. not possible... ;)
Gregm
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