Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 16:57:40 +0930 From: Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> To: Brian Astill <bastill@sa.apana.org.au> Cc: FreeBSD LIST <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: What do we need in a FreeBSD desktop? (was: Peter heads back to M$FT WinBloze [support groups]) Message-ID: <20020805072740.GA83171@wantadilla.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <200207311037.g6VAb5L68944@tierzero.apana.org.au> References: <00d301c23504$9bbe0c60$0a01a8c0@mswolf> <20020729102059.GA73294@freepuppy.bellavista.cz> <20020731033658.GL17787@wantadilla.lemis.com> <200207311037.g6VAb5L68944@tierzero.apana.org.au>
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On Wednesday, 31 July 2002 at 20:12:14 +0930, Brian Astill wrote: > On Wed, 31 Jul 2002 13:06, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: >>>> My questions to you: is there anything missing? > > I'd vote for the inclusion of le and making it the default editor. At first I thought you were joking, but you don't seem to be. > It is simple and IMHO all one could need for editing config files > and the like. It is also DEAD simple to use for the beginner. You > would also need emacs for serious editing, of course. The editor is arguably the most important tool that a user of a Real Computer has. Why give them a toy? > I'd prefer the slightly more up-market links to lynx. I'd prefer something with graphics. The last thing a beginner wants is a text-mode-only web browser. > You also seem to be missing burncd (we aren't all equipped with SCSI > burners<g>) No, burncd is part of the base system. Greg -- See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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