> > Can you give some examples of such redundant programs? I hope you're
> > not thinking of dropping lots of text-based software based on the
> > assumption that the whole computing world is moving toward graphical
> > interfaces.
> >
>
> Well there are several small editors for people allergic to VI, three
> or four mail readers, same thing with mailers. I am a man of simple
> tastes: I want the best in everrything and I have no place for second
I used pine a lot, as do many others. Many prefer elm. Which is better?
Pine users presumably think pine is, elm users disagree. Others again
swear by mutt; I thought it a bit of a dog.
Nobody chooses amongst them because of the purchase price; some presumably
use one or other for the reason I use bash as my shell; it was there and
someone pointed me at it.
This argument applies equally to editors... Not that the editors an email
clients amount to much.
What I have thought of is putting XFree and everything that needs it on
one CD, everything else on another. I suspect that gnome and kde will
account for most of the increased bulk in the near future.
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