Re: Shell based text editor for writing prose
On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 05:49:19PM -0500, ronin2@bellatlantic.net wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Apr 2003 11:19:52 -0700
> bob@proulx.com (Bob Proulx) wrote:
> > And best of all nano is free software while pico/pine fails the DFSG
> > test.
>
> Wasn't that how nano came about? A free replacement for a non-free but
> popular editor?
Yes. If you dig back in the archives of debian-legal you'll find the
initial discussions that led to its creation.
Cheers,
--
Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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