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https://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/ed-msg.en.html https://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/ed-msg.en.html "Note the consistent user interface and error reportage. Ed is genero

https://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/ed-msg.en.html https://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/ed-msg.en.html "Note the consistent user interface and error reportage. Ed is generous enough to flag errors, yet prudent enough not to overwhelm the novice with verbosity."

fsckboy 2y ago
>not to overwhelm the novice with verbosity that doesn't make complete sense, in unixland it's old-timers who understand the beauty of silence and brevity, while novices scan the screen/page around the new prompt for evidence that something happened
- Vinnl 2y ago
  If I didn't know any better, I'd have thought they weren't entirely serious.
- kstrauser 2y ago
  Ed helps induce novices into the way of the old-timers because it loves them and wants them to be happy.
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