On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 2:44 PM Brian Inglis wrote: > > On 2023-12-20 12:30, matthew patton via Cygwin wrote: > >> I'd say vi/vim needs to be put under /etc/alternatives > > > No, because that's system-wide. > > Vi vs Vim is a personal choice. Also alternatives is for supporting multiple > > versions. Say v8.02 versus v9.1 of 'vim' on a system, one being in /usr/bin > > and the other in /usr/local/bin just as an example. And the sysadmin > > choosing > > (for whatever good reason) to preference the v9 software over the v8. > > Most of us run Cygwin on a device called a /Personal Computer/ that allows us > to > make our own choices about OS, desktop UI, services, and configuration. ;^> > > How many of you run shared server or administered Cygwin desktop setups?
I have a normal user login with no privs and an administer login for doing things like installing programs or updating the system. I love Nancy Reagans' "Just Say No" to UAC prompts when I'm logged in as a normal user :) I suspect my wife has forgotten her password on this machine. Lee -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
