You're evil!

[Ergot]

So I'm doing my research on Stallman and I stumble across...

On most Unix systems and Unix-related offshoots, the primary competitor program to Emacs is  vi, a text-editing program developed by former  UC Berkeley student and current  Sun Microsystems chief scientist, Bill  Joy. Before doffing his "halo," Stallman pokes fun at the rival program. "People sometimes ask me if it is a sin in the Church of Emacs to use vi," he says. "Using a free version of vi is not a sin; it is a penance. So happy hacking."

How dare you mislead me like this. You are an asshole :(

I really liked this one...

Stallman can take it no longer.

"Don't you fucking smile!" he shouts, fogging up the glass as he does so. "It's your fucking fault. This all could have been so much easier if we had just done it my way."

Stallman accents the words "my way" by gripping the steering wheel and pulling himself towards it twice. The image of Stallman's lurching frame is like that of a child throwing a temper tantrum in a car seat, an image further underlined by the tone of Stallman's voice. Halfway between anger and anguish, Stallman seems to be on the verge of tears.

[iago]

I don't really understand what the problem is.  He says using vi is a good thing, which I definitely promoted.  And that second quote seems to use loaded language to make Stallman seem unhuman. 

[Ergot]

A penance is hardly a good thing :P

[iago]

There's nothing wrong with a penance.  A penance is about self-sacrifice for a greater cause, which basically defines vi (and Linux, in a way)

[d&q]

I thought it was repentance?

[iago]

From dictionary.com:

pen·ance   Audio pronunciation of "penance" ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (pnns)
n.

   1. An act of self-mortification or devotion performed voluntarily to show sorrow for a sin or other wrongdoing.
   2. A sacrament in some Christian churches that includes contrition, confession to a priest, acceptance of punishment, and absolution. Also called reconciliation.


*shrug* I'm not religious. 

[Ergot]

Hmm... I guess it can be interpreted several ways.
First being that using vi means you are forgiven...
or that using vi is punishment x_x.

[iago]

Hmm... I guess it can be interpreted several ways.
First being that using vi means you are forgiven...
or that using vi is punishment x_x.

I think that both are good.  The second one is pretty accurate, vi is punishment for people who don't know how to use it.

[rabbit]

I prefer vim anyway :P

[Ergot]

I prefer vim anyway :P

vim is just vi improved.

[iago]

Yeah, when I say "vi" I'm referring collectively to vi, vim, gvim, xvim, and any other variation that works the same way.

[rabbit]

then ?vi(.m) would be a better way to phrase it.

[Ergot]

then ?vi(.m) would be a better way to phrase it.

No. When you refer to a screwdriver you know it includes all versions of the screwdriver.

[iago]

then ?vi(.m) would be a better way to phrase it.

No. When you refer to a screwdriver you know it includes all versions of the screwdriver.

I agree, doing that is just stupid. 

Also, I don't think that your regex would work.  I think that the proper one would be:
[gx]{0,1}vi(m{0,1})

Is there a better way to say "either g, x, or nothing"?  {0,1} is pretty ugly.

[rabbit]

You could do (g|x)vi(m), I guess.

[edit]
Nope, but close.
(g|x|)vi(m|) works!