From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Thomas Lord Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Release plans Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:08:55 -0700 Message-ID: <48A1B597.3010105@emf.net> References: <570553.73339.qm@web95014.mail.in2.yahoo.com> <20080731093022.GB2886@muc.de> <48A1161F.5020502@emf.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1218554388 28092 80.91.229.12 (12 Aug 2008 15:19:48 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:19:48 +0000 (UTC) Cc: lekktu@gmail.com, ich@frank-schmitt.net, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: rms@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Aug 12 17:20:36 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KSvfl-0003JD-A7 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:20:33 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43480 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KSvep-0000QK-3u for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:19:35 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KSveh-0000K5-BB for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:19:27 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KSveg-0000JB-Lp for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:19:26 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=45951 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KSveg-0000Iq-G8 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:19:26 -0400 Original-Received: from mail.42inc.com ([205.149.0.25]:46946) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (SSL 3.0:RSA_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA1:24) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KSveb-0006gb-J6; Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:19:21 -0400 X-TFF-CGPSA-Version: 1.5 X-TFF-CGPSA-Filter-42inc: Scanned X-42-Virus-Scanned: by 42 Antivirus -- Found to be clean. Original-Received: from [69.236.75.128] (account lord@emf.net HELO [192.168.1.64]) by mail.42inc.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.13) with ESMTPA id 36739734; Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:19:08 -0700 User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (X11/20060808) In-Reply-To: X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:102343 Archived-At: Richard M. Stallman wrote: > Windows hardly matters anymore. > > Windows is not growing much in functionality... > > Windows is important as a problem as long as it is non-free and > considerable numbers of people keep using it. It is clear that when > you say it "hardly matters" you are thinking of some other criterion. > I am not. I am claiming that the influences which lead people to choose Windows are waning, with or without GNU. They are very strong, right now, but they are as strong as they will ever get and are already starting to diminish (with or without free software alternatives). The battle is shifting and GNU should seek -- another chess analogy -- initiative on the new battleground. Windows "hardly matters" because there are now bigger fish to fry. -t