mehl@iastate.edu (Mark M Mehl) (02/05/91)
In <Feb.3.21.59.12.1991.19618@turbo.bio.net> leech@cs.unc.edu (Jonathan Leech) writes: >I propose the creation of comp.editors.vi. If we are going to tamper with comp.editors, let's take this time (and vote) to reorganize it so: comp.editors -------> comp.text.editors comp.emacs ----------> comp.text.editors.emacs NEW GROUP -----------> comp.text.editors.vi This would make more sense to the new Usenet user who would be looking for a discussion about editors under comp.text.* Followups to news.groups; original call for discussion appeared in news.announce.newgroups. -- /\ Mark M Mehl, alias Superticker (Supertickler to some) <><> Internet: mehl@IAstate.edu \/ Preferred UUCP: uunet!iastate.edu!mehl Disclaimer: You got to be kidding; who would want to claim anything I said?
jbw@bigbird.bu.edu (Joe Wells) (02/05/91)
In article <mehl.665684483@pv0549.vincent.iastate.edu> mehl@iastate.edu (Mark M Mehl) writes: In <Feb.3.21.59.12.1991.19618@turbo.bio.net> leech@cs.unc.edu (Jonathan Leech) writes: >I propose the creation of comp.editors.vi. If we are going to tamper with comp.editors, let's take this time (and vote) to reorganize it so: comp.editors -------> comp.text.editors comp.emacs ----------> comp.text.editors.emacs NEW GROUP -----------> comp.text.editors.vi Emacs is an editor? Emacs is a windowing configurable user interface and programming language. More appropriate would be: comp.emacs.editor comp.emacs.news-reader comp.emacs.mail-handler comp.emacs.programming comp.emacs.help comp.emacs.bugs comp.emacs.package-1 ... comp.emacs.package-1000 ... Where package-1 through package-1000 are replaced with the various other things for which people use Emacs. -- Enjoy, Joe Wells <jbw@bu.edu>
jmerrill@jarthur.claremont.edu (Generic User) (02/06/91)
In article <JBW.91Feb4222100@bigbird.bu.edu> jbw@bigbird.bu.edu (Joe Wells) writes: >Emacs is an editor? Emacs is a windowing configurable user interface and >programming language. > >More appropriate would be: > > comp.emacs.editor > comp.emacs.news-reader >etc. You're thinking GNU Emacs. There are several other dialects of Emacs floating around; JOVE for instance. For the various uses of GNU Emacs, look under gnu.emacs.* -- Jason Merrill jmerrill@jarthur.claremont.edu