On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:02:43 -0400 Daenyth Blank <daenyth+arch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 07:47, Loui Chang<louipc.ist@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Mon 22 Jun 2009 03:09 -0500, David C. Rankin wrote: > >> I will downgrade vi. If that is what the future of vi looks like, I > >> don't want any part of it. Changes that dramatic ought to be > >> forked. > > > > You were previously using vim named 'vi'. > > The new one is actually a fork of vi called nvi. > > > > > > I don't understand why anyone would use any vi. Use vim instead... One of the things I've learned from maintaining stuff: never underestimate the diversity of requirements/values people have. If you look at the suckless community for instance, you'll find many of them who consider vim bloatware. Dieter
