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From: forrest@sybase.com
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Subject: A Standard 'vi' (if such a thing exists)
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Date: 25 Nov 90 19:20:13 GMT
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I'm yet another person who has toyed with the idea of writing
a version of vi/ex. One thing that has me worried is the variations
among the versions of 'vi'. These days there's no way to say what
a true 'vi' should do. What's a mother to do? Do we need an ANSI
committee? Does what comes out of Berkeley defined 'vi' ipso facto?
Do we need Gnuvi?

Helplessly Hoping,

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