On Mon, May 21, 2007 at 04:28:11PM +0200, Philip Newton wrote: > On 5/21/07, Abigail <[email protected]> wrote: > >What I hate about every Linux distro I've used is that when I type > >'vi file', I get an editor that isn't vi. It's usually vim. I guess > >that's a great editor for some, and I don't mind it being there. > > > >But don't call it vi. It isn't. > > > >Real Unixes have vi. Linux doesn't. So don't call something else vi. > > Just wait what happens when you type in 'sh'.
IIRC Debian allows ash to be /bin/sh Which breaks (expecially) hateful software. "Portable - means it runs on both kinds of OS - Debian and RedHat" At least the rise of x86_64 is giving the (historically x86 only) Linux weenies their portability come-uppance. Nicholas Clark
