Re: Should the default editor be changed from vi to nano on upgrades to Fedora 33+

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On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 2:31 PM Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> we have changed the default editor from vi to nano on Fedora 33+.
>
> The change proposal says:
>
>  > Will not apply to upgrades.
>
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/UseNanoByDefault#Upgrade.2Fcompatibility_impact
>
> However, currently, it does apply to upgrades:
>
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1896707
>
> Should we try to "fix" this by ensuring the default does not change on upgrades?
> Or should we acknowledge that it does?
>
> (It's currently seems easier to acknowledge it than to ensure it doesn't change,
> but let's try to discuss this without using that as an argument.)
>
>
> Changing the default on upgrades is good because the Fedora 33+ experience is
> similar regardless whether the system is freshly installed or upgraded.
>
> Not changing the default on upgrades is good because users might be surprised by
> the change.
>
>
> I lean towards the "change the default on upgrades as well" option.
>

The only reason it wasn't "change on upgrades" was because it wasn't
supported in the package manager. Now that it is, we should just "fix"
the change document and add some errata to the release notes about
reverting on upgrade.



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