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Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems
From: |
Dr. Mirko Luedde |
Subject: |
Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems |
Date: |
Fri, 23 Nov 2001 10:01:46 +0100 (CET) |
J.Rumney wrote:
> If your Cygwin applications do not understand normal Windows paths,
> they are broken. I suggest you throw them out and get some new
>tools.
They do understand normal Windows paths.
R.Stallman wrote:
> Much better, you should throw out Windows and install the GNU system
> (perhaps the GNU/Linux variant). Windows is non-free software; it
> does not respect your freedom; adding free software such as Cygwin and
> Emacs on top of Windows cannot change that basic fact. You can't have
> freedom while using Windows.
In particular I loose a bit of freedom if the software tools I use
don't interact.
> Most of our discussion here concerns narrow technical issues--someone
> is using GNU Emacs and the point is to make it work correctly. Most
> of the time, these technical issues are so narrow that the more
> important social and ethical issues don't arise. But we must not
> forget them.
Some issues are technical. Some technical issues are narrow. You can
not solve narrow technical issues by politics.
> Windows is bad, and I don't just mean technically.
I know that. And if I didn't, you wouldn't convince me that way.
> If you're still using Windows, the most important fix for you to
> make is to get rid of it. Either throw the Windows out of your
> computer, or throw your computer out of the window!
This is "bug-gnu-emacs". I'm having a narrow technical issue. I
wouldn't even call it a "bug". It involves GNU emacs / GNU GPG / MS NT
/ cygwin / mailcrypt.el. Do you think your suggestion is reasonable?
Regards, Mirko.
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, (continued)
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, Miles Bader, 2001/11/24
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, David Kastrup, 2001/11/24
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, Miles Bader, 2001/11/24
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, Miles Bader, 2001/11/24
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, David Kastrup, 2001/11/24
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, Jason Rumney, 2001/11/24
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, Richard Stallman, 2001/11/24
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, William F. Hammond, 2001/11/25
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, Richard Stallman, 2001/11/26
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, David Kastrup, 2001/11/25
Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems,
Dr. Mirko Luedde <=