Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!peregrine!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!lavaca.uh.edu!menudo.uh.edu!sugar!ficc!peter From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: comp.editors Subject: Re: vi Alternative Required Message-ID: <9Z-7GK8@xds13.ferranti.com> Date: 5 Dec 90 23:00:52 GMT References: <1616@ukpoit.co.uk> <109752@convex.convex.com> Reply-To: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Organization: Xenix Support, FICC Lines: 7 You want a better editor than VI or Emacs to see widespread use on UNIX? Write one, and give it away. It wouldn't have to be big or sophisticated: if you published the source on the net people *will* upgrade it. It does have to be easy to build and install, and start out moderately small. It's hard for a commercial program to compete with free. -- Peter da Silva. `-_-' +1 713 274 5180. 'U` peter@ferranti.com