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

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On Thu, Dec 03, 2020 at 02:32:20PM -0500, Neal Gompa wrote:
> 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.

I agree. Seems easier to just make it apply to upgrades.

kevin

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