From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Stephen J. Turnbull" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Language identification Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:27:54 +0900 Message-ID: <87praevb3p.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> References: <87skfczqc8.fsf@mail.jurta.org> <87y6p45n4m.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <87vdk7tfza.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1251562774 6010 80.91.229.12 (29 Aug 2009 16:19:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:19:34 +0000 (UTC) Cc: juri@jurta.org, rms@gnu.org, joakim@verona.se, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Stefan Monnier Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Aug 29 18:19:27 2009 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 1MhQeD-0002v7-AF for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:19:25 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:35769 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MhQeC-0007Xq-GC for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:19:24 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MhQe7-0007XP-Vd for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:19:20 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MhQe2-0007TJ-A5 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:19:18 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=54245 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MhQe2-0007Sv-5L for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:19:14 -0400 Original-Received: from mtps01.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp ([130.158.97.223]:39817) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MhQdz-00009H-Di; Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:19:11 -0400 Original-Received: from uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp (uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp [130.158.99.156]) by mtps01.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7F0A1535AE; Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:19:08 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: by uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp (Postfix, from userid 1000) id AB07E1A2EBB; Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:27:54 +0900 (JST) In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: VM 8.0.12-devo-585 under 21.5 (beta29) "garbanzo" 891381effa11+ XEmacs Lucid (x86_64-unknown-linux) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/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:114840 Archived-At: Stefan Monnier writes: > >> Is there a reason why users don't use the existing reliable mechanism? > > Many of the authors don't use Emacs, is my guess. > > You mean they're still using `ed'? Boggles the mind! Sure, you could have too, and that probably would have been for the best. But freedom to choose is what GNU's all about, and I'm glad you had the choice (even though you failed to choose ed(1), the Godfather of editors). If-my-tongue-were-any-further-in-cheek-it-would-be-in-Mozambique-ly y'rs