> And vi was built from ex, which was built from ed, [...] I think vi might more charitably be described as a paradigm shift. It also happened to bring termin

> And vi was built from ex, which was built from ed, [...] I think vi might more charitably be described as a paradigm shift. It also happened to bring terminal independence to everybody by later prompting the development of termcap (like vi, brought to us by Bill Joy). Of course termcap begat terminfo, [n]curses, ... I feel like grandparent wishing for acknowledgement isn’t really out of line. It’s “Show a little respect; you have no idea where we were before vi.”