From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Suvayu Ali Subject: Re: Org Tutorials need more structure Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 09:28:01 +0200 Message-ID: <20130929072801.GS12411@kuru.dyndns-at-home.com> References: <52474101.7010904@verizon.net> <20130928233159.56203f9f@aga-netbook> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:56881) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VQBQK-0005PZ-AI for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 29 Sep 2013 03:28:18 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VQBQE-0001eT-G0 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 29 Sep 2013 03:28:12 -0400 Received: from mail-ea0-x22c.google.com ([2a00:1450:4013:c01::22c]:53301) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VQBQE-0001eP-9J for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 29 Sep 2013 03:28:06 -0400 Received: by mail-ea0-f172.google.com with SMTP id r16so2008995ead.31 for ; Sun, 29 Sep 2013 00:28:05 -0700 (PDT) Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi, On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 07:29:26PM -0500, John Hendy wrote: > On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 6:29 PM, Thomas S. Dye wrote: > > > > In this vein, I think it would be useful to have a brief statement about > > Org-mode that gives the interested reader from any background a good > > feel for the scope of Org-mode and how it presents itself to the user. > > I don't think the current statements about what Org-mode "is" do this > > very effectively, though they might have done so in the past. > > > > Absolutely love that, and this puts some of your earlier comments in > perspective -- you're looking for the 30sec elevator pitch for > Org-mode, and saying "this outline-y task manager" is not cutting it. To me the best way to describe Org is: a programmable and dynamic plain-text note taking platform. All its features are essentially built on this ability: planning & task management, authoring or publishing, literate programming, and what not. On top of this, it can interact with external applications for tasks like referencing (links, citation, etc). Of course trying to faithfully outline this in a few words is a herculean task. -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free.