> shouldn't we drop them and trying to > invent or looking for something new? tl;dr: Many people don't want to learn a new editor The full answer: > A UNIX wizard hears cries of torment > from his apprentice's computer room > where the apprentice is studying, and > goes to investigate. > > He finds the apprentice in obvious > distress, nearly on the verge of > tears. "What's the problem?" he asks. > "Why did you cry out?" > > "It's terrible using this system. I > must use four editors each day to get > my studies done, because not one of > them does everything." > > The wizard nods sagely, and asks, "And > what would you propose that will solve > this obvious dilemma?" > > The student thinks carefully for > several minutes, and his face then > lights up in delight. Excitedly, he > says, "Well, it's obvious. I will > write the best editor ever. It will do > everything that the existing four > editors do, but do their jobs better, > and faster. And because of my new > editor, the world will be a better > place." > > The wizard quickly raises his hand and > smacks the apprentice on the side of > his head. The wizard is old and frail, > and the apprentice isn't physically > hurt, but is shocked by what has > happened. He turns his head to face > the wizard. "What have I done wrong?" > he asks. > > "Fool!" says the wizard. "Do you think > I want to learn yet another editor?" > > Immediately, the apprentice is > enlightened. > <sup>[http://neugierig.org/content/unix/](http://neugierig.org/content/unix)</sup>