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Re: Resources for an old newbie ?
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Emanuel Berg |
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Re: Resources for an old newbie ? |
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Sun, 28 May 2023 23:23:45 +0200 |
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Michael Heerdegen wrote:
>> And people are very fluent with those kind of sysadmin
>> Linux and BSD commands these days, it is done in
>> an instant!
>
> For those that a very fluent with these things, ok.
I don't understand, what is this sudden underestimation?
People all over the world are downloading software and
installing it on various Unix platforms, it is part of
computer literacy and happens every day.
> But there are other Emacs users, too.
I don't understand, are they unable to do it?
But by all means, it's optional to those not brave enough to
take that bold step.
>> I'm talking about installing the latest version, not
>> writing endless Elisp if that's what you mean?
>
> Master is broken from time to time.
If so say so, I never had the situation but I suppose it could
happen. But regardless it can hardly be held against supposed
"beginners" compiling Emacs what mistakes Emacs developers may
or may not do ...
> If something breaks, one needs to be able to find out the
> cause (my init file? my os? emacs itself?). People yet
> learning Emacs Lisp can't do that so easily.
Again, it is about Unix (Linux and BSD) commands and system
administration at a basic level, it has nothing to do with
Elisp or any supposedly advanced activities regarding Emacs ...
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- Re: Resources for an old newbie ?, (continued)
- Re: Resources for an old newbie ?, Basile Starynkevitch, 2023/05/22
- Re: Resources for an old newbie ?, Michael Heerdegen, 2023/05/22
- Re: Resources for an old newbie ?, Michael Heerdegen, 2023/05/23
- Re: Resources for an old newbie ?, Emanuel Berg, 2023/05/24
- Re: Resources for an old newbie ?, Michael Heerdegen, 2023/05/25
- Re: Resources for an old newbie ?, Emanuel Berg, 2023/05/27
- Re: Resources for an old newbie ?, Michael Heerdegen, 2023/05/27
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