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Re: [External] : Running emacs without any customisation


From: uzibalqa
Subject: Re: [External] : Running emacs without any customisation
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:02:19 +0000

------- Original Message -------
On Thursday, October 13th, 2022 at 1:21 PM, Po Lu <luangruo@yahoo.com> wrote:


> uzibalqa uzibalqa@proton.me writes:
> 
> > Because it is known that users are not fully in control of what form or
> > settings are specified in x-resources, emacs should stop forcing them.
> 
> 
> X resources are not forced by Emacs. Set inhibit-x-resources in
> early-init.el.
> 
> > What I see, is a stumbling block that experienced people can't get passed
> > because they are being limited by the past, that things have been this way
> > for decades. I do not see the great designers like Guy Steele or Richard
> > Stallman at their prime anymore.
> 
> 
> Here, you're seeing the work of the great designer Joel McCormack, of
> Digital WSL, at his prime.

That was in the 70's.  Who are the equivalent people today?  Maintainers
today typically maintain a system rather than really designing it in
interesting ways.  Although, I have to say that good work can only happen
with free software.  Se we have the advantage here.




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