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Re: Usability BUG - Which package appropriate?

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On 05/28/2018 02:14 PM, Dan Purgert wrote:
> Richard Owlett wrote:
>> In another thread I asked for text editor recommendations to address a
>> Later someone else suggested emacs.
>> My mental image of "emacs" was of something for a 'dumb terminal'.
>> I went to Synaptic searching for 'emacs'.
>> Got a hit for a metapaqckage - *NO* associated homepage.
>> Did a web search for 'emacs' which linked to
>> [https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/] which gave no relevant answers.
> 
> The "documentation" link at the top didn't give you any clues?
> 
> https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/documentation.html
> 
> Or directly to the manual itself:
> https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/index.html
> 
> There is also a print manual (still undergoing volunteer proofreading,
> according to the "Purchase" link) -- you can get a free (as in beer) PDF
> version.  It's 635 pages long.
> 
>> *HOWEVER!!!!!*
>> The first line stated "Emacs 26.1 is out, download it here!"
>> Bu [https://packages.debian.org/stretch/emacs] refers to
>> "Package: emacs (46.1)".
> 
> And goes onto say that it's a metapackage that depends on emacs24; so,
> in true Debian fashion, they're on what they consider to be "stable",
> even if it means it's a few versions behind.
> 
> 


BOTHER to read links?????????????
Debian claims to be *20* MAJOR  releases *AHEAD* of source.

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Usability BUG - Which package appropriate? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-28 21:00 +0200
  Re: Usability BUG - Which package appropriate? Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-05-28 21:30 +0200
    Re: Usability BUG - Which package appropriate? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-28 22:10 +0200
      Re: Usability BUG - Which package appropriate? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-05-28 23:30 +0200
      Re: Usability BUG - Which package appropriate? likcoras <likcoras@riseup.net> - 2018-05-29 10:10 +0200

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