From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Richard Stallman Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Emacs website, Lisp, and other Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 22:01:12 -0400 Message-ID: References: <87sevj9b50.fsf@jeremybryant.net> <86h6bzqj2v.fsf@gnu.org> <87ed718o45.fsf@jeremybryant.net> <86h6bwoaa7.fsf@gnu.org> Reply-To: rms@gnu.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=Utf-8 Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="27172"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Christopher Dimech Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Thu Aug 08 04:02:26 2024 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1sbsTu-0006qc-UG for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 08 Aug 2024 04:02:23 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1sbsSq-00071d-Gr; Wed, 07 Aug 2024 22:01:16 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1sbsSo-0006zk-9O for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Aug 2024 22:01:14 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1sbsSn-0001kP-OT; Wed, 07 Aug 2024 22:01:13 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnu.org; s=fencepost-gnu-org; h=Date:References:Subject:In-Reply-To:To:From: mime-version; bh=lj1gokz6NU/TKtJDwl0j9+n+Tjuggg1SbdKy5BJeLu8=; b=mfbCMBewsrKX eqNO573a8lwZdYOWCipM45iSQlUlrIseVEvDZphsMa3D3cXZnU3gFAjnX/LI2X5XxosSHk3pN0IKi mBZ4MhShcXzR8ht92uafl6Iuh12PEB0oUfiB86aWquJPCgRzoWluoZ2GC5b0kaQOueXmdQbg/Uatj AJOqzyWY15ix39MzteEsuTzZWNNpb1EzZEeKFz/0gglAtluceXQyKvd26//qjFHL1E06v+Bp93tOC dd8WBHkPyLFLkJ1i+fEad6UwjSA34iM3cLsnehqYIaxy9Pl28a2c1d5jrWJ87qy7fNaTizZSrrdK5 8yxIhMUXeDypclW5TpmWhA==; Original-Received: from rms by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1sbsSm-0000O7-An; Wed, 07 Aug 2024 22:01:12 -0400 In-Reply-To: (message from Christopher Dimech on Wed, 7 Aug 2024 14:16:39 +0200) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:322524 Archived-At: [[[ To any NSA and FBI agents reading my email: please consider ]]] [[[ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies, ]]] [[[ foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example. ]]] > I agree. Some detail could be added in the introduction to new users > (perhaps in an appendix if things do not fit together well enough). > For new users, we should mention the immediate benefits. > Customization and Extensibility: Emacs allows users to tailor the editor > to their specific needs, whether it’s through themes, keybindings, or > custom commands. > Integration and Efficiency: Emacs integrates various workflows, from code > editing to project management and even personal organization, offering a > seamless and efficient experience. > We can also suggest learning paths for users who wish to explore Emacs Lisp > further, ensuring that this advanced knowledge is available without being a > barrier to entry. I agree it would be good to present briefly the benefits of Lisp and how they affect using Emacs. -- Dr Richard Stallman (https://stallman.org) Chief GNUisance of the GNU Project (https://gnu.org) Founder, Free Software Foundation (https://fsf.org) Internet Hall-of-Famer (https://internethalloffame.org)