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Subject:	Re: Setting vim to nocompatible by default in Cygwin [Attn base-files maintainer]
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According to DePriest, Jason R. on 12/5/2006 3:06 PM:
> 
> It was indeed confusing to me when I started using Cygwin.
> 
> I copied my vimrc file from my Debian GNU/Linux system to my Cygwin
> system and that fixed it (and a few other issues I have with the
> default vim configuration).

Is it worth the base-files maintainer providing a default .vimrc file that
gets installed alongside all the other default .*rc files for new users?
My understanding of this issue is that it is not the compilation of vim
that differs from typical Linux distros, but our selection of default rc
file settings (or lack thereof).

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