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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" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:249260 Archived-At: Nathan Colinet writes: > Hello, > > I read on the mailing list that you're looking for a way to make Emacs popular > again. I thought I could share my idea. > > I started using emacs a year ago and when I started everything was really > confusing, what is a frame, what is a buffer, how to install packages, what are > major and minor modes, etc.. I wanted to give up but then I saw a 1 hour talk > about Emacs that shows how powerful it is. Then I was hooked. Unfortunately the > sound was no good at all and it was way too long. I think it could be really > benefic for emacs to have a 5-10 minutes video that would present Emacs not as > an old obscure porgram but as an amazing fresh looking tool that drastically > improves efficiency. I think people nowadays need an out-of-the-box experience, > that's why promoting doom-emacs or spacemacs might be better than the default > Emacs. > > I think if the video is well realised it could really be a huge win. > > Stay safe and well, > > Nathan Colinet There are already such videos. Check out emacs rocks on YT. https://www.youtube.com/user/emacsrocks Those are even linked to on Emacs webpage, ir you open emacs.org and scroll down, you will find the links. But surely Emacs could have used more of such short feature showing-off videos/tutorials.