From: "Robert Comer" 

>i.e. not.....vi

I LOATH vi, and I'm not wild about emacs either.  Actually I haven't found
an editor I'm totally comfortable with in Linux yet... (I mostly just use
kedit)

- Bob Comer


"Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
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> "Paul Ranson"  wrote in message
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> > "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
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> > > Still have a problem with apps though. (availability)
> >
> > There's a huge range of application space where you don't actually need
> much
> > more than a scriptable web browser.
> >
> > > Other than as a reaction against Microsoft, I tend to agree, but the
> > > reaction is quite strong and getting stronger -- they have made a lot
of
> > > enemies.
> >
> > If I were MS I'd be undercutting Linux on the desktop, (and obviously
> > charging for support...) But it's probably illegal for them to do this.
> >
>
> They are in a cleft stick of their own making. Damned if they do, damned
if
> they don't.
>
> > > I agree that X programming is nasty to say the least, I absolutely
hate
> > it,
> > > but as a user only using others stuff, it's pretty much the same -- I
> have
> > > no problem with it and don't think it's any
"uglier" than the Windows
> UI.
> >
> > It's ugly in an 'inelegant' sense. And I think having choice of window
> > managers etc  is actually a bad thing.
> >
>
> I differ with you on that. I like the choice. I like KDE3/3.1 but I prefer
> to run IceWM on headless servers if I'm hooking in with VNC as I just need
a
> file mangler & a reasonable text editor (i.e. not.....vi)
>
> Adam
>
>
>
>

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