--- Luke-Jr wrote:
On Saturday 13 May 2006 18:27, Charles Steinkuehler wrote:
If Nedit doesn't fit the bill (and you're willing
to pay more than $20),
there's always Visual Slick Edit which is
commercial and multi-platform.
And if you're willing to sacrifice your freedoms and rights solely because some company wants a monopoly...
I had forgotten about NEdit. It does do quite a bit, but still it lacks a few very slick features that Ultraedit has. While I'd be willing to pay more than $20 for a true UltraEdit clone in Linux - no editor is worth $300. I'll grant Slick Edit is very impressive, but why would anyone buy Slick Edit for $300 when you can have UltraEdit for $20? As for freedoms and rights, I believe that a company has the freedom and right to sell a proprietary solution. I'm actually a bit taken aback at how many in the Linux community look down on those who wish to sell their painstakingly written software for ... gasp ... money! Sure there are lots of OSS tools out there that are free as in beer and speech. Fact is I don't mind paying for Linux and good software. I do have a problem paying for software that forces a relearning with every version and one where old files are no longer readable by newer versions. I mean my God if a company can't even remember how to read a file structure from one release ago how good can the current software be? Take VB6 to VB.Net. All I can say is, OMFG!
Well enough ranting for one night. I also think it's time I put to rest my search for an UltraEdit Linux clone. Obviously there isn't one. I will say that NEdit is very very good though.
Thanks for the comments,
Brian JD