Re: A new collaborative editing package (maybe tangent)

[Yuan Fu]

> On Dec 29, 2023, at 9:28 PM, Karl Fogel <kfogel@red-bean.com> wrote:
> 
> On 29 Dec 2023, Yuan Fu wrote:
>> I’ve been working on a collaborative editing package on-and-off for a
>> while. I call it collab-mode. It’s far from complete but I want to
>> gather some early feedback (and find some people to test it).
>> 
>> Yes, another collab editing package. I know there’s a pile of
>> abandoned collab editing packages already, and whether it’s really
>> very useful is questionable in the age of google docs.
> 
> There is no question at all about its usefulness!  Having a reliable, usable, 
> and easy-to-install Emacs package for collaborative editing would be amazing. 
>  Even if it were to only support Emacs<->Emacs it would be a great thing; if 
> it allows collaborative editing with people using other editors, then it will 
> make the stars shine and the moon sing.
> 
> I know you said it's not there yet, but I just wanted to respond to your 
> remark about questionable usefulness.  Many people would love to have this.  
> I hope you keep working on it!  (Personally, if I had time for sustained 
> Emacs development, this would be my highest priority.)

Thank you for your kind words :-)

> 
>> Nevertheless, there seems to be some niche use-cases and I want
>> to make something original.
> 
> Not niche, not niche! :-)
> 
> I'll try to test it with a colleague in January.

That’ll be very helpful!

> 
> Since you're using OT anyway, I wonder if eventually it can be compatible 
> with Etherpad, which I believe is also OT not CRDT. That would be a nice win.

I didn’t look into it but I imagine it’s gonna be difficult.

> 
>> It is still very much a WIP so expect it to break a lot and maybe
>> don’t post it on Reddit or HN :-) After all, I might never complete
>> and publish it.
> 
> Understood.
> 
> Good luck!  We'll report bugs in your tracker when ready.

Thanks.

Yuan