[chat] The Troll and the Traditionalist

[Andre Pang]

On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 03:33:33PM +1100, Jeff Waugh wrote:

> > apt-get install vim
> 
> So,
> 
>   Your "apt-get install <anything>" is a great example of *the* paramount
>   LUG mailing list birdie flip, in recent years, topping even the venerable
>   "man <anything>".
> 
>   The suggestion of an editor as a configuration tool is also a well known
>   anti-support classic.
> 
>   Unfortunately, the suggestion of vim comes up short. The true non-answer
>   would suggest nvi, or elvis; alternatively, the bathtub-inclusive
>   non-answer would (of course) point to emacs, especially if a major mode is
>   involved. This suggestion of ease over stubborn adherence to tradition -
>   or full-blown elisp-powered irrationality - could confuse the common LUG
>   troll, and should thus be avoided.
> 
> You just didn't have the staying power on that one... better luck next time.

apt-get install ed


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