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David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org> writes:

> Well, then let them use it.  Why should you force Emacs onto them if
> they don't want it?

Because I prefer to develop an emacs mode instead of a winedt one and
because they should use BAT.

> process at best, and it has to be done carefully in order not to tie
> oneself too closely to the technology du jour: Emacs' life span has

Good points.

> use Emacs for editing text widgets, but the application itself is
> probably better left apart from Emacs.

all right then.

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