On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 8:06 PM, Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> wrote:

>
> The right takeaway for a new user is that learning Emacs is
> learning something new and different - it is not your momma's
> editor.  And it rightfully has its own terminology, which you
> had better learn also.
>
>
Did not someone say it was his momma's editor? ;-)
I think you are taking your points too far. For me the problem is how to
make a good road into Emacs for new users. I want a feeling like "this is
what I am used to and now I am glad I discovered the new possibilities". It
should be both familiar and new at the same time.


> The Greek philosopher Proclus records that when Ptolemy asked
> if there wasn't perhaps an easier way to learn Emacs than Emacs,
> Euclid replied, "Sire, there is no royal road to Emacs."
>

There might be some translation error or misunderstanding there. ;-)