Re: Issues with emacs

[Jeremiah Dodds <jeremiah.dodds@gmail.com>]

Tom <adatgyujto@gmail.com> writes:

> Helmut Eller <eller.helmut <at> gmail.com> writes:
>> 
>> I have my doubts that "kids" will make a better Emacs.  IMO good
>> programs are usually built by experienced and skilled developers.
>
> Some of today's kids will be experienced and skilled developers
> someday, but they will only use their skill to improve emacs if
> they get to like it first as "kids".
>   I
>> To make a
>> better Emacs, we would need highly skilled (and probably well paid)
>> people.  
>
> I think there are quite a few skilled developers who'd like to
> spend their time on hacking Emacs instead of on some boring
> business software, only they can't afford it to do it for free.
>
> That's where crowdfunding could help and I don't think the payment
> necessarily has to match what they earn working on a business software,
> because if people have a motivation to work on something more
> interesting then they often willing to accept lower payment
> if they gain more professional satisfication from working
> on the more interesting project.

I, for one, would gladly work on emacs full time if I was making enough
to pay my (frugal) bills from it.