Bug#321434:

["Herman Robak" <herman@opera.com>]

On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:58:41 +0200, Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org> wrote:

> If you guys think it's better to not ship xedit than to ship it with
> this bug, I'll happily upload an x11-apps package with xedit removed.
> If not, then this bug shouldn't be RC.

There are plenty other editors which are actually maintained.
The users should be spared from the aggravation that led to
this bug report.

In short: Yes, it's better with no xedit at all.

-- 
Herman Robak