Re: Upcoming loss of usability of Emacs source files and Emacs.

[Dmitry Gutov]

On 06/24/2015 09:55 PM, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:

> I think Richard will tell you differently, that "competition" with
> other editors, languages, or formats is never a reason for Emacs to do
> something.  Cooperation (portability or compatibility) often is,
> though.  But you'll have to ask him to get an authoritative statement.

Again, you're holding on to the wrong word. Point is, we're trying to 
solve a minor problem that others have solved before.

Of course, the best way to do that is to approach the problem from an 
arbitrary angle, like asking a few students heretofore unfamiliar with 
Emacs (or programming). Or look at some kind of analog media.