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Re: alternatives and priorities



On Fri, May 19, 2006 at 03:46:28PM +0200, Wouter Verhelst wrote:

> That's not an issue. First, ed doesn't install an alternatives for
> "editor". Second, there's also 'by_vote', which puts vim on top.

Which is an excellent demonstration of "why we should not use popcon to
decide alternatives priorities".

nano is a more sensible default because it is usable by newbies and by
people who do not understand the concept of a modal editor.

Being popular is overrated...


Cheers,


Nick



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