IIRC, Edgy was when the decision was made to install vim-tiny as part of the default installation, rather than vim-full. That way, Ubuntu would ship with a basic vi, as many Unix users expect; but the install CD would save space by not including a full-on vim, especially considering that the default editor in a new install is nano. It was felt that users who desired a "real" vim would just install one, and use update- alternatives to make it the default vim (if necessary).
This is all AIUI, and some of it may be mistaken. -- vi does not show insert status https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/118817 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
