Actually, BBEdit takes a pretty liberal view. I actually called them one time to see if they had a "multiple copy" discount, since I have 3 computers, and they said I really only needed two, since I am the only user of the laptop and one of the desktops.
I actually tried Emacs. I'm a Solaris Sysadmin, and it was way too counterintuitive. I quickly returned to VI. The learning curve on BBEdit is such that you can be productive the first time you open a file, but you continually discover "a better way to do it". If you INSIST on free, try vim (http://www.vim.org) or NEdit (http://www.nedit.org/). -----Original Message----- From: Pete Prodoehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Oct 4, 2004 5:40 AM To: MacPerlOSX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [OT] Text Editor for OSX Ken Williams wrote: > On Oct 3, 2004, at 9:46 AM, wren argetlahm wrote: >> (SubEthaEdit since my copy of BBEdit is Classic and a >> new one costs way to much for my budget). > If you want to write one because you think it'll be fun, okay. > > But if you want to write one because you think you'll save money: > suppose you earn about $40/hour. BBEdit upgrade costs about 60 bucks. > Do you think it'll require more than one and a half hours of your time > to write something better for your needs than BBEdit? You assume he needs only one copy of BBEdit... Combining the Macs I have at home, and the ones I use at work is about 5 machines (not to mention the non-Mac computers I use.) I'm assuming I'd need licenses for each machine if I went with BBEdit, right? Instead I'm using an open-source editor on all machines and not spending $200 on licenses. Don't get me wrong, BBEdit is a great editor, but it doesn't fit my needs, which is a text editor that I can install on all of my computers, regardless of OS, for a reasonable price. Pete
