Re: why must emacs depend on sound packages?

[John Hasler <jhasler@debian.org>]

jidanni wrote:
> Why must emacs depend on sound packages?

I had never noticed that.  Pretty objectionable, I think.  I have no use
for sound in Emacs.  It should be at most a "Suggests".

Chris Jones writes:
> I don't want to turn this into a flamewar, but couldn't you use another
> editor, like vi, vim, nano, pico or ed?

I use both Emacs and Vi.

> ... and there you have it.. I think that the correct answer is that emacs
> is not an editor..

Its primary function is editing.  Therefor it is an editor.
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John Hasler