On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:32:45 +0100 Zé Ninguém <meugninez@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 2009/7/13 Magnus Therning <magnus@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Ed Jobs<oloringr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Monday 13 July 2009 11:49, solsTiCe d'Hiver wrote: > > >> to the dev: > > >> why not rename vi package to nvi ? > > > > > > +1 to that > > > > Sounds like a good idea, especially since nvi _isn't_ vi in the > > strictest sense. > > > > Neither was the previous vi, and the package was named vi. > I think there needs to exist a binary named vi in the system, for > POSIX compliance, but I am not shure. > So if there needs to be a package that provides it, there can't be > several packages providing it, or there will be conflicts, and one > text editor should not conflict with another. IMHO, naming that > package vi only seems natural. > AFAIK, there is no such thing as vi nowadays, or is there? > > Regards. Isn't it possible to name the things as they are called and simply set up an alias or something when it hurts to type one more letter?
