----- Original Message ----- > From: "Franco Lanza" <next...@nexlab.it> > On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 09:35:03AM -0400, Rob Owens wrote: >> Which is Devuan intended to be? >> >> 1) Debian without systemd >> 2) A Debian-like distro >> > > Nor 1 or 2. > Devuan is intended to be a debian that respect: > 1- freedom of choice > 2- UNIX philosophy > 3- KISS philosophy > > Of course first of all those 3 points make systemd unacceptable. But > saying that devuan is just "debian withous systemd" is riductive. > > traditionally UNIX has vi, this is why i'm suggesting it. No packages > needs to be changed at all for this eventual switch, and anyway, > as devuan respect the users, this choice isn't an imposition from "the > hight", but it's a question to the whole ml userbase to listen pro/cons.
In that case, my next question would be "Do we want to cater to those who are new to Linux/Unix?" If yes, then nano is a good choice. If no, then vi is a good choice. I don't like using nano, and always install vim, followed by 'update-alternatives'. But I remember as a new user being frustrated that I couldn't follow a simple how-to because I didn't know how to use vi. When I discovered nano, it was a huge relief. I don't mind defaulting to nano for the sake of new users, even if nano isn't what I want to use. I know how to change the defaults. A new user does not. -Rob _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
