From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Issues with emacs Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:48:36 -0400 Message-ID: References: <87bokbb4zw.fsf@gnu.org> <83086e1d-d66a-4e0c-95a7-92d10a6de7e7@f8g2000pbf.googlegroups.com> <87r4t3krun.fsf@friendface.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1340812222 18572 80.91.229.3 (27 Jun 2012 15:50:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:50:22 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jun 27 17:50:21 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1SjuVP-0007eh-OL for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:50:11 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:43577 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SjuVP-0001Vx-Q2 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:50:11 -0400 Original-Path: usenet.stanford.edu!postnews.google.com!news1.google.com!npeer01.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!post01.iad.highwinds-media.com!newsfe20.iad.POSTED!00000000!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.1.50 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:O0CyOQl7olDRLv1Quvbnfb2IkJY= Original-Lines: 13 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@UsenetServer.com Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:48:37 UTC X-Received-Bytes: 1866 Original-Xref: usenet.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:193123 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:85519 Archived-At: >> But it's also a possible that a skilled developer could make a >> permanent living from developing Emacs features. > Does emacs REALLY need MORE features!? It's already so complex, now, > as to seem almost unfathomable to many. I agree it has some very complex parts (e.g. the display engine), but I strongly suspect that it's not what you perceive as complex. E.g. making Gnus less complex for the end user will require more work, more features elsewhere. Stefan