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Vote:Best Open Source Text Editor

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the let-the-war-begin dept.

Few programs arouse the advocacy that the simple texteditor can. Its the software that we run all the time, and it needs to fit us like a glove. Except when you take off the glove and slap the crap out of someone using an inferior text editor. This category really exists just because we like flamewars. The nominees are of course Vim, Emacs, XEmacs, Pico and Joe. Fight it out for the winner and Vote for the one the deserves it.

4 of 9 comments (clear)

  1. Biased vote. by Per+Abrahamsen · · Score: 2

    It is obvious that the vote is biased against emacsen, by listing both variants of the One True Editor (ahem). This will cause a split vote, thus leaving the lesser editors with a chance. Compare with the evil Roman numerical editor, of which only one variant is listed. No `nvi', `elvis', or `vile' options. Thus, the victims of vi will all vote for vim as what they think of as the lesser evil (and evil it is!).

  2. Abstain by PurpleBob · · Score: 2

    It's all a matter of what you prefer, and using the right tool for the job. The only possible option is "Abstain".
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  3. Emacs Emacs Emacs baby by root:DavidOgg · · Score: 2

    The Amiga port of Emacs baby yea!

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  4. we all know it. by startled · · Score: 2

    Somewhere, deep inside, we all know that people who use emacs are, well, wusses. It's not a real man's (or woman's) editor. So c'mon, vote for a real editor, will ya?