Maurice Kinal wrote in a message to Shawn Highfield:

MK> It is the default editor here and always has been since first
MK> running linux way back when.  I believe the maintainer back then

  Same here.

MK> Understood.  Decent native apps for linux are definetly lacking when
MK> speaking fidonet.

  The dos ones just work better.  ;)

MK> It doesn't work when it comes to utf-8.  vim is infinetly a better

  Then I don't need to bother.

MK> option in conjunction with the multimail offline reader for the
MK> curses based stuff (menus, message lists and the such).  Golded is
MK> more for MS types methinks.  Personally I prefer WeBeBashing but it
MK> definetly isn't user friendly enough to call it production grade.

  I've had other packages here... The Dosbox stuff just works the way I want it
too.  I can use Breeze as my editor, and some home brew software for taglines,
so all in all I have the setup that works best for me. ;)

MK> I guess talking about his hair kind of backfired eh?

  Well his hair is nice too.

MK> truth reveals itself.  My best guess is typical Liberal who steals
MK> ideas from the NDP when it becomes a matter of political survival
MK> (eg medicare way back when before he was born).

  I don't think the NDP is the way to go either.  I have very specific believes
and there is one party that works for me and I am a card carrying member. 
(They are not one of the big 4)

Shawn
... Don't kiss an elephant on the lips today.
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