Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 25572
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2002/8/15-16 [Computer/SW/Editors/Emacs, Computer/SW/RevisionControl] UID:25572 Activity:very high
8/15    Dear motdedit (me) maintainer-- love the new system.  How about a
        warning message from the motd god when there is 1 minute or 30
        seconds left?
        \_ Does me still tell you who has the lock? It doesn't look like it
           from my negligible grasp of perl.
           \_ me never did.  motdedit may have, but its locking didn't work
              correctly.  When i have some spare time, I'll see if I can't
              throw this in there.  or if you wanna do it, email me the changes
              --scotsman
              \_ Were it only that I was tall enough...
        \_ Rather cluttered.  If you're looking to post something long,
           edit it in another file first, then put it in and format when
           you get your lock. Oh, and the dirty little secret.  If you
        \_ Does me still tell you who has the lock? It doesn't look like it
           from my negligible grasp of perl.
           use vi, and get a lock on the file, me will respect that lock
           for as long as you're editing.  Just don't abuse it.  --scotsman
           \_ What about emacs?
              \_ emacs doesn't lock the file.  emacs doesn't even touch the
                 actual file after it makes its temp copy.  This is why me
                 was written in the first place. --scotsman
                 \_ But when you try to save the file after typing your stuff,
                    emacs checks the timestamp and warns you if you're about to
                    overwrite someone else's changes.  So you can re-load the
                    file and add your stuff again before saving it.  (Of course
                    some jerks will tell it to go ahead and overwrite anyway.)
                    \_ Indeed.  motdedit saves people from having to make that
                       decision
                       \_ I see.
        \_ Think and type faster.
        \_ vi ; diff ; cp.  The Real Motdedit For Real Motdeditors(c)
           \_ ED! ED! ED is the STANDARD!  Revision control system.
        \_ cvs checkout; commit;
           \_ pfft!  vi;diff;cp.  Death to ED!  Death to cvs!
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