[Info-vax] VMS Features I Wish Linux Had

[Bob Koehler]

In article <njoior$lv7$4 at Iltempo.Update.UU.SE>, Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> writes:
> 
> I want that vi or emacs capability always, no matter what program or 
> context I am in, and not just at the CLI or shell. Which is the reason I 
> think it belongs in the driver. This functionality, in my mind, is not 
> tied to a specific application or environment. It's a functionality that 
> I want basically all the time, everywhere. Based on that, it's not hard 
> to see where it should go.

   In the driver basically means at elevated IPL.  I don't want someone
   running emacs at elevated IPL on my systems.  That's why we need both
   the in-the-driver limited capabilities and the in-the-program
   capabilities.  And DCL should take more adantage of the latter.