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Re: emacs or xemacs ?



Jan Vroonhof <vroonhof@math.ethz.ch> writes:
> Even if "selfish"ness were a proper descriptions of motivations of
> previous XEmacs maintainers (which it isn't)

Perhaps that is too strong; I suspect the original problem was simply
laziness.  But it still pulled a major wedgy on the emacs community.

> then may I remark that almost all of the people who work on XEmacs in
> some major way have copyright assignments on file at the FSF and
> people who contribute to XEmacs are all encouraged to do so (although
> it is not a requirement).

No doubt the current maintainers are all-around great guys, but bad
tastes tend to linger, no matter how spotless the current reality.

Cheers,

-Miles
-- 
Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra.  Suddenly it flips over,
pinning you underneath.  At night the ice weasels come.  --Nietzsche


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