Re: "like other editors" [was: Re: Poll about proposed change in DEL (aka Backspace) and Delete]

[Rustom Mody]

On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 8:00 PM, Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> wrote:

   One objection from a hacker - I won't say who he is - complained
   that it would require him to change his .emacs to disable the
   menubar.  Understanding the stupidy of this argument is left as an
   exercise.

If only one person objects to this change, then it would be comparable
to the change of enabling menus.  If many object, that will be the
crucial difference.

The poll will tell us which one it is.

There is one clarification that will make the poll more helpful I feel:
If the change(s) are accepted and a user wants old behavior what is the customizations he would need to make?