On Wed, Sep 13, 2006 at 10:53:04PM -0400, steve szmidt wrote: > Over the years one gets used to some small things that makes life easier but > is only slowly catching up on OBSD. I'm curious as why this is. Is it that > real coders don't need some of them, or is it just something like a matter of > being a lower priority? > > * Not needing -a on ifconfig - Now implemented.
When was it the last time you tried? > * Not showing all I/F's by default in ifconfig, requiring -A. When was it the last time you tried? > * Defaulting to bash, easier to use - Implemented. Bash should be bashed. Its horrible garbage and should be banned from the face of this earth. We all know that real men use ksh. > * Command prompt buffer not clearing but leaving at least one entry on the > line and not clearing with arrow down. No idea what you are talking about. > * Out of date vi, harder to navigate and use, poor visual feedback. Nothing wrong with STANDARD vi. Want more? Install a port. > > VI is proabably the worst as it gets a lot of use. It requires a lot more > keystrokes than it's newer versions. It also requires a lot more attention to > track the mode it is in. The newer VI is more like an typical editor and yet > retained it's power. Install a port. > > Some things are probably left with earlier versions due to priority, license > issues and no doubt some developers just plain like some things not to > change. What's on the horizon? Nothing. > -- > > Steve Szmidt > > "To enjoy the right of political self-government, men must be > capable of personal self-government - the virtue of self-control. > A people without decency cannot be secure in its liberty. > From the Declaration Principles > You should take a lesson from your quote.
