Re: Vim vs Elvis -- was "Mutt's Editor"

[will trillich <will@serensoft.com>]

On Fri, Oct 13, 2000 at 12:51:24PM -0500, Jeff Howie wrote:
> I cut my teeth on vim (4.x or so). and haven't looked back.
> 
> On Fri, Oct 13, 2000 at 11:59:06AM -0500, will trillich wrote:
> > emacs fans, please turn the other cheek--
> > how does vim compare to elvis? which is the resource hog?
> 
> Not sure about that, but I would assume that vi(elvis) would be on
> the leaner side (less features = smaller footprint?).

according to packages.debian.org/vim:

    stable    18%   vim 5.6.070-1   (309.4k)
            Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor

according to packages.debian.org/elvis:

    stable    17%   elvis 2.1.4-1   (493k)
            A much improved "vi" editor with syntax highlighting.

elvis's blue suede shoes look more piggish than vim's. nearly
by a factor of 2? or is it just docs?

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