Why does nano always get such hate. Surely as a quick simple text editor it does the job?
this post was submitted on 05 Nov 2025
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Defaulting to nano without consent
This is the real crime
Okay. Proceed to set up 'ed' as default
I'm okay with that
I was laughing out loud until I read the part on VS Code or Google Docs to "avoid ideological tensions".
Clearly Herve Beraud is a closed source advocate, total rage bait! /s
Vim has long since won the war. I say that as an emacs user who is familiar with using vim because it's installed by default on the vast majority of computers I interact with nowadays
nano for lyfe! what's the fine for a "class c user experience violation"?
Banishment to Windows.
That's torture and a human rights violation!
eww, ok, I'll switch to vim
You can still use nano. Just don't make it the default for your distro or you'll lose your Linux license.
ok, officer. thank you, officer. Am I free to go?
If you can figure out how to exit, sure
:wq!
Off you go, have a nanice day!
I don't use Arch btw.
Time to burn Europe. This injustice will not stand.
ED IS THE STANDARD TEXT EDITOR
You don't need ed, emacs can emulate it.
Freedom of religion is a fundamental human right. Evangelization should not be punished. I protest (:
I'm glad a peace was found, but go vim!
No Vim! Vi only! Yes I know if you type "vi filename.txt" you get Vim. That's not the point. Vi is nearly 50 years old. Have some respect.
I think the distinction is trivial. Or trivimial?
No mention of ms edit? I feel this won't last.
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