From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Corwin Brust Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Emacs in a Corporate Environment Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 19:08:30 -0500 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="29654"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, John Yates To: Yuan Cao Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Thu Apr 13 02:09:22 2023 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1pmkWc-0007Z2-Be for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 13 Apr 2023 02:09:18 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pmkW6-00070i-9U; Wed, 12 Apr 2023 20:08:46 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pmkW4-00070K-7q for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Apr 2023 20:08:44 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-oa1-f52.google.com ([209.85.160.52]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pmkW2-0005xJ-9a for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Apr 2023 20:08:44 -0400 Original-Received: by mail-oa1-f52.google.com with SMTP id 586e51a60fabf-1842f69fe1fso15753934fac.11 for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2023 17:08:41 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20221208; t=1681344521; h=content-transfer-encoding:cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from :in-reply-to:references:mime-version:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc :subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=ldUHpi7tZA4pg4VGVc/+AHmZZND6xyNN0hRLiWwvous=; b=TUREeTqAWQr1J4WNqOvAyc7Z5s5ddTS17KO/c9E/qszF1rnazD5mL0pCxOXxdbcOvb N6qsekvTd4qBYaU9qMrIJTd0ehJ2KOboCFX/PED72TAMKxy1Tu6QzBt/GviCMEYEiIdM E6ItwgTmaFLF8G/H+p60t9ebmRk/ffiI9yJlCPrD7bhOUzZ0dSwO0gAJdl2qVH2Z7Fs8 IksOYc6pf87ezrmYQHnbq5+F5Mytdeu8HLkRfa8OIam6S96dqVXywZbN4ZUsy8mBx0I1 Qbts3Q1Tj3PAqKzWulDCeaWh43uwpcsWc1dVbJJ06wHJVIk2UiB4Ii0hrXK5UxPXmceG nihg== X-Gm-Message-State: AAQBX9fHkgOQIbqp8s4YABzWjHT7rz0EJxTM1pb3VKxuq0tcV0qcYUEV 0JchiOdZvVkxtGK9HGWO3lHnRfdmmjFeLBwf5Yw= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AKy350Zd16u53eDEs2ETh9VwQgdmzNWl4V/SsjRsEzUxX7XRllm0drX67/nhVmCIsSA/KeGc9yLMa8rXkVFs+pV3ZZI= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6870:638d:b0:184:386a:2012 with SMTP id t13-20020a056870638d00b00184386a2012mr323685oap.11.1681344520752; Wed, 12 Apr 2023 17:08:40 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Received-SPF: pass client-ip=209.85.160.52; envelope-from=mplscorwin@gmail.com; helo=mail-oa1-f52.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -13 X-Spam_score: -1.4 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.4 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN=0.25, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS=0.25, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:143258 Archived-At: On Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 4:33=E2=80=AFPM Yuan Cao wrot= e: > > After completing the request, I started investigating the emacs > installation and found the `org` directory in the > `...\share\emacs\25.1\lisp` directory. When I tried to withdraw my > request, I got hit with a list of questions I needed to ask the > "vendor" to clarify for OrgMode and Emacs. I am not sure who I can > ask, and the questions feel odd for Emacs. > > The inquiry is: > "[...] confirm whether any advanced algorithms, predictive analytics, > dynamic components, machine learning, or artificial intelligence are > used within this product, and whether any part of the input or output > process involves any of these techniques. Examples of non-traditional > modeling capabilities include but are not limited to: auto-complete or > suggested text functionalities; optical character recognition (OCR) or > other image recognition and processing; transcription, translation, > speech-to-text or text-to-speech; search engines; virtual assistants; > and other assistive technologies." It sounds like the main concerns here are in the general area of "information leakage". It may be helpful to understand that this is also a major concern for GNU (and an important area of focus for the Free Software Society in terms of our guiding philosophies). No part of Emacs (including org) comes set up to send information to other systems beyond the host on which Emacs is running. Especially, Emacs is NOT equipped to connect to/with "Software as a Service" providers, to which GNU/FSF are categorically opposed. Responding point-by-point to the mentioned capabilities: - auto-complete provided with Emacs does not use resources external to Emacs; it is limited to scanning the files/projects being editing, their "CTAGS", etc. - suggested text is possible to configure, using the same (local to the machine running Emacs) functionality as for auto-complete - NO optical character recognition or other image recognition included - Image processing is limited to - displaying - scaling - rotating - cropping, and - playing multi-frame (animated) images - Emacs also provides image creation primitives; It is possible (although a bit painful, perhaps) to use Emacs as a drawing tool - NO text-to-speech is provided with Emacs - NO search engines are integrated with Emacs - Emacs does not have any virtual assistant (nothing AI/ML driven whatsoever is integrated with Emacs) > > I guess I am a little new to this process, so I might be overreacting. > I just want to make sure that Emacs isn't taken away. > > This is a little embarrassing, but I hope this can help someone else > avoid being in the same situation. > > Best Regards, > > Yuan Hopefully, others will answer and/or help corroborate (or refine) my answers. Don't be embarrassed. It's embarrassing that