Re: Plain text editor.

David Walker wrote:
> Thanks heaps.
> 
> I had already tried emacs but found it unwieldy for a first time and had
> tried to find a man page relating to 'edit' and 'text', etc. by doing man -k
> which is a search I believe but had a '512' error. As per Justin's
> suggestion I tried apropos but I have "no whatis database in /usr/src/man".
> Anyway, I had a look at the man for ed and it looked as annoying as emacs
> and then I read about pico and tried and it was easy and intuitive.
> File edited, boot automatic.
> 

Pico, Emacs, VI, ed, whatever works.  As I said, they are all tools. 
Just use the one needed :)

> I would like to find out how to reply to messages so they appear as a thread
> on the archive. I notice that my previous reply appears as a new thread and
> well it's not really a new thread.
>

Did you try doing a group reply ?  And what are you using to read your
email anyway ?

> Another quickie. Just as a rough idea, what is needed and how difficult is
> it for a newb to compile a kernel?
> 

Given instructions, it should be easy.  I just compiled my first NetBSD
kernel last Friday.  But then, I'm not a newbie and have been doing such
things for 15 years now.  I am a NetBSD newbie though :) and an OD newbie :)



cheers,

      mehul