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>> But it's also a possible that a skilled developer could make a
>> permanent living from developing Emacs features.
> Does emacs REALLY need MORE features!?  It's already so complex, now,
> as to seem almost unfathomable to many.

I agree it has some very complex parts (e.g. the display engine), but
I strongly suspect that it's not what you perceive as complex.

E.g. making Gnus less complex for the end user will require more work,
more features elsewhere.


        Stefan