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Re: Adding a simple editor to the base system



  >> Perhaps this should also include at least a sentence or two
  >> explaining why ed is considered disqualified?
  > ?

  Because when I saw that, my reaction was "um, but we've got one - ed".

I've been using ed for over 30 years (mostly emacs now), but I would
have to agree it's very intimidating for newbies.  I was first very
skeptical about ee in base, but if it in practice is usable by people
who don't know how to use it, that's a strong point in its favor.

I also wonder about using pksrc to install more such software, but the
setting up wireless config files etc. is a reasonable argument.  So even
though I'm a traditionalist, I am not against ee in base.

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