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From: kdq@demott.com (Kevin D. Quitt)
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Subject: Re: EDITORS -> EMACS
Message-ID: <1991Apr17.202141.14132@demott.com>
Date: 17 Apr 91 20:21:41 GMT
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In article <1991Apr17.044951.7951@netcom.COM> mrs@netcom.COM (Morgan Schweers) writes:
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>    Freemacs is an editor for people who enjoy their programming, not
>people who just want to do their job and go home.

    I greatly enjoy my programming.  Having tools that aren't broken makes
it even easier to do so.

>  I consider modifying
>my editor for special features (which I bet I couldn't do under Epsilon
>or Brief) to be part of my job.

    I also consider tweaking my tools to be part of my job - but not
fixing them.  And, by the way, you lose that bet.

>  It not only makes my life easier, but
>it makes anyone who comes after me's life easier.  And after all, that's
>what most of programming is.  Making tools to make making tools easier.
>
>    Oh, and as a final note, I'd *WRITE* my own blasted editor before
>paying $200+ for someone else's.

    $200 covers 4 hours of my time.  Can bring freemacs up to epsilon
or brief in that amount of time?


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