Bye Bye vi

Slackware_fan_Fred · 04-01-2019, 08:34 PM

frankbell · 04-01-2019, 08:46 PM

I don't get the reference to vim as a "stripped down version" of vi.

scasey · 04-01-2019, 08:54 PM

April Fool’s?

frankbell · 04-01-2019, 09:14 PM

Could be.

But I still don't get the reference.

Mechanikx · 04-01-2019, 09:20 PM

Pretty sure it's an April Fool's gag. At the bottom of the page:

Quote:

Tagged april fools, editor wars, Emacs, linux, vi

frankbell · 04-01-2019, 09:23 PM

Good catch, Mechanikx. I'm too lazy to pay attention to tags.

Mechanikx · 04-01-2019, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frankbell

Good catch, Mechanikx. I'm too lazy to pay attention to tags.

Thanks