I would argue otherwise, considering the flexibility of both vim and Emacs. Personally, I like Emacs, and I have a hard time dealing with vi and its derivatives. But, this really isn't the place to start YET ANOTHER Emacs vs. vi[m] vs. {INSERT YOUR PREFERRED EDITOR} flamewar.

Argue that on IRC, that's always more fun... ;)

On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Kevin Kofler <kevin.kofler@chello.at> wrote:
Debayan Banerjee wrote:
> Well one does need an editor for development. Assuming vim and emacs
> have roughly equal user bases, chosing emacs over vim for the
> distribution shows Fedora packagers' personal preference too. I guess
> both vim and emacs should be available.

Both vim and Emacs are obsolescent and hard to use. Kate FTW!

       Kevin Kofler