Those who have been associated with Unix since a long time will have fond memories of the great flame wars fought over which was the better editor over the two - namely, Vi and Emacs. There were (and still are) diehard fans of eaither of the editors. I remember personally having been chewed up at numerous web forums for having sided one editor over the other. These Vi vs Emacs wars were so hot that Richard Stallman - the father of GNU and also the creator of Emacs - has gone on record saying, and I quote:
"People sometimes ask me if it is a sin in the Church of Emacs to use vi. Using a free version of vi is not a sin; it is a penance. So happy hacking."
io.com runs a very good article listing the similarities and differences between the two great editors which will put to rest the doubts cropping up in peoples minds about which is the better editor of the two. It is one of the most informative but neutral article I have ever come across regarding Vi and Emacs.
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