Julia EvansFeb 15, 2025

this feels like a silly thing to say but even though i’ve been using linux since 2004 I feel like i’m learning recently that the impact of the GNU project’s software (and its design decisions) on me is even bigger than I thought

like even just the fact that (afaik) many of them used Emacs has an impact on me today

(please no “it’s GNU/Linux”)

Show threadJulia EvansFeb 16, 2025

for example I thought the “vim vs emacs” flamewars were silly (who cares? use what you want!)

but actually I feel like some of the GNU software design decisions are really influenced by emacs (readline, info pages) and that does actually have an effect

(please don’t tell me that readline has a vi mode)

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Show threadSteve Wart
@b0rk I didn’t realize this is what was going on, but I am always secretly pleased when entering text and can use emacs shortcuts
Feb 16, 2025 at 12:08amWeb