Re: Adding a simple editor to the base system

[Andrew Doran <ad%netbsd.org@localhost>]

On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 08:42:33PM +0000, David Brownlee wrote:

>       I'd like to propose we add a simple text editor to the base
>       system. The obvious candidate is 'ee' from FreeBSD (who
>       have been including it since 1995).

I fully support this.

All of the arguments that I have seen _against_ the inclusion of a simple
editor (not ee specifically) seem either sentimental or cliquish in
origin.

Andrew