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Journal by RandomPeon on Friday November 05, 2004 @07:46PM

username: RandomPeon
Case Type: Heresy
Summary: IT dept contains infidels
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Vi is installed on HP-UX machines by IT with system image. Emacs is not. Users, even local root users, are not able to cleanse machines except of the actual vi executable (/bin/vi). Emacs depot file does not install, Emacs does not compile!!!! When Judgement comes, Unix support group will pay dearly.

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That's hilarious (Score:2)

by SiliconJesus ( 1407 ) * writes:

vi is like csh or ls - its gonna be on EVERY box you ever touch. Learn it, love it - embrace your inner vi-dom!

(yeah - in case you didn't figgure it out - I'm a vi guy).
- I see you are an infidel (Score:2)
  
  by RandomPeon ( 230002 ) writes:
  
  You speak true, infidel, about the ease with which vi may be acquired. In this it like the embrace of a harlot - obtained with little effort and unclean. But those who seek the path of righteousness do not let obstacles like a remote filesystem prevent them from using the One True Editor.
  
  Do you not know what is foretold? The day of the Kernel? When emacs has acquired all modes except the last, Emacs, praise be upon it, will obtain the Final Mode - M-x kernel-mode. When this day comes, Emacs truly will
  - Re:I see you are an infidel (Score:2)
    
    by SiliconJesus ( 1407 ) * writes:
    
    Yeah - I'm an infidel, but at least I have a small memory footprint :D
    - Re:I see you are an infidel (Score:2)
      
      by RandomPeon ( 230002 ) writes:
      
      Yeah - I'm an infidel, but at least I have a small memory footprint :D
      
      What profit a user to gain a few megabytes of RAM and lose his immortal soul? Do you not know that Emacs must be greater than sinful vi and all its foul progeny? Start Emacs, praise be upon it, and type:
      
      M-x viper-mode
      
      Now the evil that is vi is before you, but it contained in all the most excellent and wonderful Emacs, praise be upon it. Can foul vi do such a thing - contain the Glorious Editor within its dark process? Of course
      - Re:I see you are an infidel (Score:2)
        
        by SiliconJesus ( 1407 ) * writes:
        
        Uh - mebbe its just me.... but I don't have a M-x key. :dunno:
        
        Re:I see you are an infidel (Score:2)
        
        by RandomPeon ( 230002 ) writes:
        
        but I don't have a M-x key
        
        It might be labeled "Alt'. Or that diamond key on Sun keyboards.
        
        Why does this not work?
        
        $su
        #bunzip2 SFWemacs.bz2
        pkgadd SFWemacs
        pkgadd: ERROR: no packages were found in [/mnt/disk1/home/wtadmin]
        
        Re:I see you are an infidel (Score:2)
        
        by SiliconJesus ( 1407 ) * writes:
        
        pkgadd -d ./SFWemacs
        
        Doh (Score:2)
        
        by RandomPeon ( 230002 ) writes:
        
        I read the manpage. I promise. Just not very well.
- Re:Just to brighten your day... (Score:2)
  
  by Some Woman ( 250267 ) * writes:
  
  Ew. Consider my day not brightened.

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