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me like use nano. nano say how do thing. nano exit easy.

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[–] pelya@lemmy.world 40 points 5 days ago (5 children)

I remember the time when Linux jokes were about audio drivers and X11 config files, but audio has long been working out of the box, and X11 is already dead and cremated.

Even recompiling kernel now takes around five minutes instead of two hours, so that joke is irrelevant too.

So all we are left with is timeless discussion of which text editor is the best, and dumping on Windows.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 26 points 5 days ago (3 children)

This has been a lighthearted fake rivalry for as long as these text editors have existed.

[–] roundup5381@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 days ago (3 children)

That's because we all know which is the obvious superior text editor.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] Aussieiuszko@aussie.zone 1 points 4 days ago

The AI helps me corrupt my .txt faster.

[–] southernwolf@pawb.social 2 points 4 days ago

Helix, the true choice among champions.

Neovim-HEAD or you’re a boomer.

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'd even say as long as text editors have existed at all

[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 3 hours ago

Most old ones - older than vi - are terrible. I have to sometimes use the IBM mainframe editor at work. It is terrible.

[–] TheV2@programming.dev 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

But I wouldn't be surprised if the memes give outsiders the impression that there is a real text editor war.

[–] Aussieiuszko@aussie.zone 1 points 4 days ago

It’s not a war, war implies a fight, it’s a one sided massacre.

[–] drath@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

X11 is already dead and cremated

[–] PointyFluff@lemmy.ml -1 points 4 days ago

seriously . wayland is hot dumpster sludge

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 6 points 5 days ago (2 children)

So all we are left with is timeless discussion of which text editor is the best,

Gnome sucks!

Ducks and runs away

[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 3 hours ago

Gnome is fine if it works the way you do.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] AntEater@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

How long before gedit depends on systemd??

[–] Carighan@piefed.world 4 points 5 days ago

So all we are left with is timeless discussion of which text editor is the best, and ~~dumping on Windows.~~ why it is nano

FTFY. :P

[–] brie_cheese@piefed.ca 1 points 5 days ago

the ootb audio drivers on my thinkpad running fedora sound better than my work windows laptop