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Re: Emacs not configurable enough? (was Re: bug?)

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From: Ozan Yigit
Date: Wed, 02 May 1990 18:48
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In article <1990Apr27.193227.930@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> chet@po.CWRU.Edu writes:
>It seems to me that Rob does not argue against extensibility in general,
>but rather for the `tools approach'.  Things are extensible, but they are
>`environmentally extensible'. [1]

Yes, that is *the* crucial point. [and the reason why I brought him into
my posting].

>Besides, GNU Emacs is a lifestyle :-)

So I'm told. It is worthwhile to contrast that against [1], and see
if anything is wrong with the picture.

oz
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From: oz@yunexus.UUCP (Ozan Yigit)
Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.bug,comp.emacs
Subject: Re: Emacs not configurable enough?    (was Re: bug?)
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Date: 2 May 90 18:48:05 GMT
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