Re: Emacs Webapp/Plugin

[Paul Michael Reilly <pmr@pajato.com>]

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On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 8:54 PM, Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org> wrote:
>
> >     The underlying premise is that there are no "desktop" apps
> >     available on this imagined system, just web apps and browser
> >     plugins.
>
> Is this a meaningful distinction?  I mean, on a system where the
> browser is the main "shell," and the browser makes sufficiently
> powerful mechanisms available, isn't a web app / browser plugin an
> "app" as far as the user can tell?
>

Yes, the plugin/extension is an app as far as the user is concerned and the
distinction is mainly relevant to shape the discussion as this forum has
been historically concerned with Emacs as a traditional desktop
application.  Emacs as an embeddable piece of code is interesting to my
goal and is something I need to understand better.  It could be part of the
solution I am looking for.


> > That IS a disaster, in terms of users' freedom.  It pushes users
> > into total dependence on servers.
>
> What if it's their server ...?
>

Miles, nice to see you "get it".

-pmr

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