From: Emanuel Berg <incal@dataswamp.org>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Resources for an old newbie ?
Date: Sun, 28 May 2023 23:23:45 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87y1l8880u.fsf@dataswamp.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 875y8d6x70.fsf@web.de
Michael Heerdegen wrote:
>> And people are very fluent with those kind of sysadmin
>> Linux and BSD commands these days, it is done in
>> an instant!
>
> For those that a very fluent with these things, ok.
I don't understand, what is this sudden underestimation?
People all over the world are downloading software and
installing it on various Unix platforms, it is part of
computer literacy and happens every day.
> But there are other Emacs users, too.
I don't understand, are they unable to do it?
But by all means, it's optional to those not brave enough to
take that bold step.
>> I'm talking about installing the latest version, not
>> writing endless Elisp if that's what you mean?
>
> Master is broken from time to time.
If so say so, I never had the situation but I suppose it could
happen. But regardless it can hardly be held against supposed
"beginners" compiling Emacs what mistakes Emacs developers may
or may not do ...
> If something breaks, one needs to be able to find out the
> cause (my init file? my os? emacs itself?). People yet
> learning Emacs Lisp can't do that so easily.
Again, it is about Unix (Linux and BSD) commands and system
administration at a basic level, it has nothing to do with
Elisp or any supposedly advanced activities regarding Emacs ...
--
underground experts united
https://dataswamp.org/~incal
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-05-28 21:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 87+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-05-22 0:44 Resources for an old newbie ? Frederick Bartlett
2023-05-22 0:50 ` Eduardo Ochs
2023-05-22 1:30 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-05-22 1:39 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-05-22 6:33 ` Basile Starynkevitch
2023-05-23 0:11 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-05-23 5:31 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-05-23 20:19 ` Philip Kaludercic
2023-05-25 0:55 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-05-23 23:09 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-05-25 1:13 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-05-26 3:28 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-05-27 5:41 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-05-28 1:50 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-05-28 21:23 ` Emanuel Berg [this message]
2023-05-24 4:25 ` tomas
2023-05-25 1:25 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-05-25 4:01 ` tomas
2023-05-26 1:26 ` David Masterson
2023-05-26 3:36 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-05-26 4:13 ` Robby Zambito
2023-05-27 4:09 ` David Masterson
2023-05-27 5:29 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-05-29 22:13 ` David Masterson
2023-05-27 5:48 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-05-29 22:14 ` David Masterson
2023-05-27 17:48 ` Robby Zambito
2023-05-29 22:23 ` David Masterson
2023-05-28 2:12 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-05-28 21:26 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-05-29 22:21 ` David Masterson
2023-05-29 22:52 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-05-30 2:18 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-06-03 21:40 ` David Masterson
2023-05-30 23:24 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-05-31 3:12 ` Platon Pronko
2023-05-31 3:20 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-05-31 22:07 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-06-03 21:45 ` David Masterson
2023-06-03 22:03 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-06-03 22:39 ` David Masterson
2023-06-03 23:19 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-06-04 1:00 ` David Masterson
2023-06-04 1:31 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-06-04 2:15 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-06-04 5:23 ` David Masterson
2023-06-04 2:21 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-06-04 21:05 ` David Masterson
2023-06-06 16:45 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-06-04 3:02 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-06-04 21:01 ` David Masterson
2023-06-04 5:25 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-06-04 7:08 ` Basile Starynkevitch
2023-06-04 20:35 ` David Masterson
2023-06-04 7:26 ` David Masterson
2023-06-04 7:37 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-06-04 10:45 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-06-04 20:07 ` David Masterson
2023-06-04 22:12 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-06-04 22:36 ` David Masterson
2023-06-05 20:34 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-06-05 20:35 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-06-04 10:39 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-06-04 20:23 ` David Masterson
2023-06-05 0:29 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-06-05 2:22 ` David Masterson
2023-06-05 2:59 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-06-06 1:19 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-06-06 16:35 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-06-11 3:14 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-06-11 4:48 ` David Masterson
2023-06-11 6:02 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-06-11 23:33 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-06-11 23:41 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-06-16 2:22 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-06-16 2:27 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-06-11 5:54 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-06-11 23:42 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-06-11 23:56 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-06-05 20:41 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-06-03 21:33 ` David Masterson
2023-05-26 4:28 ` tomas
2023-05-26 11:34 ` Robert Pluim
2023-05-26 12:06 ` tomas
2023-05-26 14:11 ` Robert Pluim
2023-05-26 21:40 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-06-08 8:39 ` Emanuel Berg
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