Re: Oracle: Naked King in database land?

"Mikito Harakiri" <mikharakiri_at_ywho.com> wrote in message news:<FnMia.17$GI5.87_at_news.oracle.com>...
> "Hans Forbrich" <forbrich_at_telusplanet.net> wrote in message
> news:3E8B39B8.7E360786_at_telusplanet.net...
>
> > I take exception to that ... vi happens to be the world's best "character
> > manipulator" and attempts to degrade it to the class of "editor" simply is
> > wrong!
>
> That old joke perfectly reflects my own experience: there is no vi feature
> which suggests that its creator had IQ more than 50. The world moved since
> then, and no decent editor today require a user remembering silly and
> counter intuitive commands anymore. Why are you guys so vigorously defending
> this old piece of junk?

What editor would you recommend for installing and configuring Oracle and any arbitrary unix on a new box with no internet connection?

Personally, I find it easier not to be switching editors a whole lot. And much easier not to be overly dependent on a mouse. I would use vim or one of the others on PC's, but there comes a time when they get switched too often and you just want to know a few native editors and not bother with continuous installing every time you move around.

jg

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