Over the years one gets used to some small things that makes life easier but
is only slowly catching up on OBSD. I'm curious as why this is. Is it that
real coders don't need some of them, or is it just something like a matter of
being a lower priority?
* Not needing -a on ifconfig - Now implemented.
* Not showing all I/F's by default in ifconfig, requiring -A.
* Defaulting to bash, easier to use - Implemented.
* Command prompt buffer not clearing but leaving at least one entry on the
line and not clearing with arrow down.
* Out of date vi, harder to navigate and use, poor visual feedback.
VI is proabably the worst as it gets a lot of use. It requires a lot more
keystrokes than it's newer versions. It also requires a lot more attention to
track the mode it is in. The newer VI is more like an typical editor and yet
retained it's power.
Some things are probably left with earlier versions due to priority, license
issues and no doubt some developers just plain like some things not to
change. What's on the horizon?
--
Steve Szmidt
"To enjoy the right of political self-government, men must be
capable of personal self-government - the virtue of self-control.
A people without decency cannot be secure in its liberty.
From the Declaration Principles
