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bug#24197: Removing lisp/play from standard Emacs package
From: |
Marcin Borkowski |
Subject: |
bug#24197: Removing lisp/play from standard Emacs package |
Date: |
Wed, 10 Aug 2016 19:06:12 +0200 |
User-agent: |
mu4e 0.9.16; emacs 25.1.50.6 |
On 2016-08-10, at 15:43, Otso Rajala <ojrajala@gmail.com> wrote:
> Emacs is primarily used as a text editor. Toys shipped in lisp/play directory
> are fun, no question about that. Do they belong into core disribution of Emacs
> is another question.
>
> Problems:
> 1) They increase package size.
> 2) Their existence clutters M-x <tab> autocomplete lists: example M-x bu <tab>
> has all things buffer, but also shows bubbles and butterfly, hardly useful
> during editing process.
How am I supposed to do any serious coding without M-x butterfly???
> 3) Tools > Games is a bit confusing: games are not tools by definition.
Games are tools for solving problems with the developer's mood.
> 4) Help > Psychotherapist is toy in documentation menu.
That is clearly a mistake - psychotherapy is Serious Business.
> Advantage of solution:
> 1) All problems go away
This can also be accomplished with M-x doctor. No need to tamper with
Emacs distro.
> 2) Simple lisp game sources now easily accessible right from common browser
> for fun & inspiration without having to download 56M tar.gz editor with them.
But in order to have a browser (eww), I have to download the editor anyway.
> 3) Fair towards other toys, considering sokoban and wpuzzle are there but
> don't
> ship by default.
Ah, I've got you here! How much did the authors of sokoban and wpuzzle
pay you? ;-)
> - Otso
SNCR,
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Marcin Borkowski
http://octd.wmi.amu.edu.pl/en/Marcin_Borkowski
Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
Adam Mickiewicz University