From owner-freebsd-newbies Tue Jun 16 18:48:17 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id SAA11012 for freebsd-newbies-outgoing; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 18:48:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from phoenix.welearn.com.au (suebla.lnk.telstra.net [139.130.44.81]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id SAA11000 for ; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 18:48:11 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sue@phoenix.welearn.com.au) Received: (from sue@localhost) by phoenix.welearn.com.au (8.8.5/8.8.5) id LAA16165; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 11:47:57 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: <19980617114753.27503@welearn.com.au> Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 11:47:53 +1000 From: Sue Blake To: Tim Gerchmez Cc: allen campbell , freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: A first encounter with 'vi' References: <3.0.5.32.19980615181815.007f16b0@mx.serv.net> <199806170056.SAA00493@struct.> <3.0.5.32.19980616181522.007f0990@mx.serv.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.88e In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19980616181522.007f0990@mx.serv.net>; from Tim Gerchmez on Tue, Jun 16, 1998 at 06:15:22PM -0700 Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Tue, Jun 16, 1998 at 06:15:22PM -0700, Tim Gerchmez wrote: > At 06:56 PM 6/16/98 -0600, you wrote: > > >Unix is user friendly. It's just not beginner friendly. > > > >Vi is somewhat of a right of passage. > > Unix isn't a cult or a fraternity with rites of passage, is it? No. Most people don't use vi as their main editor but have some skill with it to use in an emergency. I won't be pressured into using vi, and nobody will think me less of a man because of that. When there's nothing else around, I can use ed. -- Regards, -*Sue*- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message