James Turner <[email protected]> wrote:

> Description:
> se is a screen oriented version of the classic UNIX text editor ed. se
> has a long history dating back to the early 1980s. Beginning in 2013,
> Thomas Cort undertook the task of modernizing the early code and build
> system to get the software working on recent POSIX operating systems.
> 
> The code base was straight forward and only used facilities available 25
> years prior, and as a result, with a few modifications, it runs on many
> modern operating systems. Thomas' primary motivation is to preserve this
> bit of computing history. His goals are to squash any remaining bugs and
> make se as portable as possible. No major new features will be added.

I know we all just copy and paste this stuff, but try to see it
from the user's perspective.  What do I want to know?  What is this
package, what can it be used for.  I do not care about the history,
other operating systems, or the author's love for kittens.  All but
the first line of that description is useless fluff and can be
removed.

-- 
Christian "naddy" Weisgerber                          [email protected]

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