Re: line-move-visual

[Mark Crispin]

On Fri, 4 Jun 2010, David Kastrup posted:
> Why should they install newer versions if they don't want things to
> change?

What makes you assume that the end user has any choice in the matter?

> Why don't you get and install a suitably old version and stay with it?

What makes you assume that the end user has that option?

> Install Emacs 18 everywhere and you are finished.

What makes you assume that the end user should be obligated to install a 
particular version of a massive package "everywhere" in order not to get 
the rug pulled from under him?

> Install a version of Emacs from the mid-1970s, and you get the behavior 
> of Emacs from the mid-1970s.  What is so hard about that?

Have you done it?

Do you have a clue as to what the task entails?

Do you know what you made a completely idiotic statement?

I can answer "yes" to all three questions.  I suspect from the tone of 
your remarks that you can not.

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