Not being given the option of installing packages on setup

[Igor Peshansky]

On Wed, 19 Apr 2006, Christopher Faylor wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 19, 2006 at 06:34:16AM -0600, Eric Blake wrote:
> >According to Igor Peshansky on 4/18/2006 10:04 PM:
> >>Why can't we all just get along?..
> >>
> >>Heh, next you'll be saying the same about VIm and Emacs...
> >
> >Why stop there - why not get the best of Linux and Windows?
> >
> >(Oh wait - cygwin does that...)
> >
> >And speaking of vi vs.  emacs, which editor do most cygwin developers
> >use?  I'm in the emacs camp (okay, hiss if you want), so maybe I should
> >consider adopting the emacs package since it has been orphaned for so
> >long.
>
> I use vi.
>
> I started out on a PDP-10 using first TECO, then SOS, then FINE (fine is
> not emacs), then EDT.  When I started working mainly on UNIX (Ultrix), I
> tried to find an emacs-like editor for everything.  However, when I
> switched jobs and starting porting software to a bunch of different UNIX
> systems, vi was the only editor which was consistently available.  So, I
> reluctantly started using vi all of the time just so I wouldn't go crazy
> trying to switch back and forth.
>
> I remember sitting in an associate's office and commiserating about the
> *stoopidity* of the whole concept of vi with it's hjkl arrow keys and
> different modes for input and editing.  Now I'm happily ensconced in
> that mindset.  I still understand the allure of emacs, though.

FWIW, it's the only mindset that makes sense for touch-typists.  I mean,
being able to move around the document without taking your fingers off the
home row -- what can be better? :-)
	Igor
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