Re: Adding a simple editor to the base system

["Steven M. Bellovin" <smb%cs.columbia.edu@localhost>]

On Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:27:24 -0500
Roland Dowdeswell <elric%imrryr.org@localhost> wrote:

> On 1234300581 seconds since the Beginning of the UNIX epoch
> der Mouse wrote:
> >
> >> I'd like to propose we add a simple text editor to the base system.
> >
> >Perhaps this should also include at least a sentence or two
> >explaining why ed is considered disqualified?
> 
> ?
> 
Wonderful answer!


                --Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb