> > they are forced to use vim on some remote machine. > Vim is not exactly unpopular as an editor of choice. I think by "some remote machine" he's implying "

> > they are forced to use vim on some remote machine. > Vim is not exactly unpopular as an editor of choice. I think by "some remote machine" he's implying "default configuration", because vim can be configured to insert spaces; I would know, I have mine set up that way.