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Re: How to make Emacs popular again.
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
Re: How to make Emacs popular again. |
Date: |
Sun, 04 Oct 2020 09:57:59 +0300 |
> From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
> Cc: philipk@posteo.net, eduardoochs@gmail.com, spacibba@aol.com,
> emacs-devel@gnu.org, dgutov@yandex.ru, jamtlu@gmail.com
> Date: Sat, 03 Oct 2020 23:38:49 -0400
>
> > > The server could report that you did so.
>
> > That is something that should be known about a server, isn't it?
>
> How could it ever be known?
The same way we know that various proprietary operating systems and
programs spy on their users: from people who investigate these issues
and publish their findings.
> > I think it's the other way around. I very rarely need to search for a
> > single word, and when I do, I can use "M-s M-w" to do that, because
> > search engines consult these dictionaries as well.
>
> Even if my local dictionary took more work to search, which it
> doesn't, I would I always prefer my local dictionary over anything
> that requires network communication.
I think you are very unusual in this regard. I have a lot to do on my
typical day, so every second of my time counts. I will use the most
efficient means of getting the information I need as fast as possible.
Today's Internet search engines make that possible, so I use them a
lot.
- Re: How to make Emacs popular again., (continued)
- Re: How to make Emacs popular again., Jean Louis, 2020/10/04
- Re: How to make Emacs popular again., Richard Stallman, 2020/10/03
- Re: How to make Emacs popular again., Jean Louis, 2020/10/02
- Re: How to make Emacs popular again., Richard Stallman, 2020/10/02
- Re: How to make Emacs popular again., Jean Louis, 2020/10/03
Re: How to make Emacs popular again., Stefan Monnier, 2020/10/01
Re: How to make Emacs popular again., Richard Stallman, 2020/10/01
Re: How to make Emacs popular again., Richard Stallman, 2020/10/04
Re: How to make Emacs popular again., Eli Zaretskii, 2020/10/05
Re: How to make Emacs popular again., Richard Stallman, 2020/10/05
Dictionaries better be offline - Re: How to make Emacs popular again., Jean Louis, 2020/10/04
Re: How to make Emacs popular again., Richard Stallman, 2020/10/03
Re: How to make Emacs popular again., Eli Zaretskii, 2020/10/04
Re: How to make Emacs popular again., Jean Louis, 2020/10/04
Re: How to make Emacs popular again., Eli Zaretskii, 2020/10/04