From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Thien-Thi Nguyen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: (no subject) Date: 14 Aug 2003 08:35:06 -0400 Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <20030812131123.75904.qmail@web21305.mail.yahoo.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1060864682 2338 80.91.224.253 (14 Aug 2003 12:38:02 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 12:38:02 +0000 (UTC) Cc: rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Thu Aug 14 14:38:00 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19nHMe-0003Li-00 for ; Thu, 14 Aug 2003 14:38:00 +0200 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 19nHNC-0005Rm-00 for ; Thu, 14 Aug 2003 14:38:34 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 19nHMB-0000tW-Bx for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Thu, 14 Aug 2003 08:37:31 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.20) id 19nHLQ-00005t-67 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 14 Aug 2003 08:36:44 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.20) id 19nHKq-0007yg-RZ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 14 Aug 2003 08:36:40 -0400 Original-Received: from [207.245.84.69] (helo=colo.agora-net.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 19nHK1-0006ER-Ao; Thu, 14 Aug 2003 08:35:17 -0400 Original-Received: from ttn by colo.agora-net.com with local (Exim 3.34 #1) id 19nHJq-0003QI-00; Thu, 14 Aug 2003 08:35:06 -0400 Original-To: In-Reply-To: 's message of "Tue, 12 Aug 2003 06:11:23 -0700 (PDT)" Original-Lines: 16 X-Mailer: Gnus v5.7/Emacs 20.7 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:15944 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:15944 writes: Of what use is it to users (as opposed to the developers)? users opposing programmers is opposite of emacs' (and one could say fsf's) appeal. IME people who can't see it this way tend to make life more difficult for those who can. Also, what if target-file is a symlink? In my opinion, this feature only confuses matters. luckily, although matters may be confusing, in the end it is each person who is or is not confused, individually. i wouldn't wish my confusion on anyone; i worked hard to acquire it! thi