Ubuntu
vim package

  1. Bug #62980
  2. Comment #16

Comment 16 for bug 62980

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onebir (bironelynch) wrote :

Well there's some dispute over whether it's actually a bug. But for someone unfamiliar with vi/vim & how one or the other's 'supposed' to work - perhaps using it to edit some config files because they can't boot into the GUI - the current situation could render this tool unusable. For them, it looks like a bug & quacks like a bug...

For people who do know how vi/vim are supposed to work will, it looks & quacks like compatibility mode.

So why not just "fix" it for the people who'll perceive it as a bug & ship a la fix here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=449784

The only downside is *not* confusing the experts...