From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Emanuel Berg Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: [solved] Re: How to uninstall Emacs? Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 00:47:18 +0200 Organization: Aioe.org NNTP Server Message-ID: <87383zlmh5.fsf@debian.uxu> References: <878ue21nkc.fsf@gmail.com> <87fv88q4t5.fsf@debian.uxu> <87sic6stcg.fsf_-_@gmail.com> <20150411125610231765777@bob.proulx.com> <87lhhx7f6s.fsf@gmail.com> <874mojtxx5.fsf@debian.uxu> <20150415152734176578287@bob.proulx.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1429224320 2924 80.91.229.3 (16 Apr 2015 22:45:20 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 22:45:20 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Apr 17 00:45:19 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1YisX9-0007iv-G7 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 17 Apr 2015 00:45:19 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:38832 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YisX8-0003Zi-Nv for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 16 Apr 2015 18:45:18 -0400 Original-Path: usenet.stanford.edu!news.kjsl.com!feeder.erje.net!1.eu.feeder.erje.net!news2.arglkargh.de!news.mixmin.net!aioe.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 30 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: feB02bRejf23rfBm51Mt7Q.user.speranza.aioe.org Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@aioe.org User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.4 (gnu/linux) X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.8.2 Cancel-Lock: sha1:hin2LMr4w33JBCjPht4qx4gKJJE= Mail-Copies-To: never Original-Xref: usenet.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:211486 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 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.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:103768 Archived-At: Rodolfo Medina writes: > I've been using Debian for nine years Only nine years?! Then you are in over your head. Stick to the basics, young apprentice. :) > now and have never thought nor do I think to change. > Sid difficult to use? Perhaps, but I want to try. > And learn at my own risk. Also Linux instead of > Windows was difficult, also plain TeX instead of > LaTeX, also Emacs instead of any other text editor > were difficult to use and they discouraged me to do > so, but I've been using all them for many years now > and am happy with them. With Debian Sid I will see. > Maybe I'll get back to Stable, maybe not. Indeed, learn to identify what is most powerful, don't think of what is difficult - just go with it. I agree fullheartedly except I don't think there is a gain using plain TeX *instead* of LaTeX. Better tod mix styles where appropriate and thus have the best of both worlds. -- underground experts united http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573