Re: How to make Emacs popular again.

[Jean Louis]

* Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> [2020-10-04 09:59]:
> > 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.

I was for months outside of good Internet network area in Uganda, and
locally installed dictionary was really help. I have translation
dictionaries installed locally and English dictionaries.

Let me say that majority of computer users on the planet do not have
reliable or any Internet connections.