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VIM 6.0 is Out

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the best-text-editor-in-the-world dept.

LinuxNews.pl writes "It's more then a year after releasing the first 6.0 alpha. Lot's of improvements (i.e. you can edit files via FTP!) - check them out on vim.org" Of course everyone knows that vim is the best text editor in the world. Anyone who tells you differently is either wrong, lying, or criminally insane. (Or an emacs user, in which case they are wrong, lying and criminally insane).

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  1. -1 Flamebait by tb3 · · Score: 1, Troll

    I'll be back tomorrow when the flamewar has cooled off.

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  2. bah by ahknight · · Score: 1, Troll

    Slashdot: Enabling useless holy wars since 199x.

  3. Microsoft Word 6.0 Mac by sulli · · Score: 1, Troll

    Come on, everyone knows Microsoft Word 6.0 for the Macintosh is far and away the best text editor out there. I am shocked and amazed that anyone would still use these unix tools that don't have a Tip of the Day and pretty cut and paste buttons! Plus the macro language is extremely useful in Word 6.0 and later versions - if you can't automate your most important features, the program just isn't worth using.

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  4. CmdrTaco, please... by proxima · · Score: 0, Troll

    "Of course everyone knows that vim is the best text editor in the world. Anyone who tells you differently is either wrong, lying, or criminally
    insane. (Or an emacs user, in which case they are wrong, lying and criminally insane)."

    Please, CmdrTaco, have some respect for different opinions. Many people like Vi/Vim, many people like Emacs/Xemacs. I personally have used and continue to use both for various things. I find vi great for editing configuration files and quick alterations to programs. I like xemacs for larger development and manual HTML editing.

    Choices are good, and we should support that. My hope is that you were being sarcastic, but it sure sounded like you have an incredible distaste for Emacs, and thought anyone who used it must be an absolute idiot.

    Use the right tool for the right job, and respect others' opinions as to which tool goes along with which job.

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  5. Another great feature by the_other_one · · Score: 2, Troll

    I can use vim 6.0 to create a website that disparages vim 6.0 and vim.org without having to worry about violating the license.

    Yet one more way this is free as in speach.

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  6. VI is 6 in Roman Numerals. by clyons · · Score: 0, Troll

    VI VI VI: The Editor of The Beast!

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