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diff --git a/2023/talks/core.md b/2023/talks/core.md index 6722eb30..77584a84 100644 --- a/2023/talks/core.md +++ b/2023/talks/core.md @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Stefan Kangas is one of the Emacs core maintainers. and programming in general (your professional work possibly)? - A: studied CompSci at university. started programming on a Commodore 64, then C, Perl, and so on -- Q: Do you think that one day, there will be a \"native\" graphical +- Q: Do you think that one day, there will be a "native" graphical web browser in Emacs or is it kind of against its philosophy and architecture? So will we stick just with EWW and EAF or similar workaround tricks? @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Stefan Kangas is one of the Emacs core maintainers. introducing other channels for talking to users? E.g., the Emacs project/ community could set up a Mastodon instance of its own etc. - A: -- Q: What are some features or packages you\'d like to see developed +- Q: What are some features or packages you'd like to see developed by the community? - A: Some of the things that Stefan would like to see happen right now @@ -84,29 +84,29 @@ Stefan Kangas is one of the Emacs core maintainers. younger users? - A: - Q: How are we going to make sure that the cool idea is going to pass - it through for the next generation, let\'s say 20 years later, that + it through for the next generation, let's say 20 years later, that generation still have the good knowledge we have today. - A: -- Q: If you\'re willing to discuss it, what do you think about the +- Q: If you're willing to discuss it, what do you think about the recent controversy about use of cl-lib in Emacs core code? - A: Stefan's opinion is on emacs-devel. -- Q: When we find a bug, in our emacs\.... do we need to try to +- Q: When we find a bug, in our emacs.... do we need to try to replicate it on the sid version (debian/sid=1:29.1+1-5 at ehe time - of writing), then update all the usual lisp package we use\... and + of writing), then update all the usual lisp package we use... and if we succeed to replicate the bug in this version, only then go to the development version 30 and do the same ? Then only, ask for - assistance in reporting the bug we found (\"M-x report-emacs-bug\" + assistance in reporting the bug we found ("M-x report-emacs-bug" will be sufficient ) ? - A: (Answering for Stefan, because information about how to - report Emacs bugs is widely available, including in Emacs\'s own + report Emacs bugs is widely available, including in Emacs's own documentation: You should try to reproduce it on the latest released version of Emacs, with a clean Emacs configuration - (i.e. \"emacs -q\"), before reporting. And you should look for + (i.e. "emacs -q"), before reporting. And you should look for existing bug reports on the tracker. If you have extra time, consider trying to reproduce it on the master branch or the - branch for the next release as well. And if you\'re sure - you\'ve found a bug, be sure to report it using \"M-x - report-emacs-bug\" rather than just emailing emacs-devel about + branch for the next release as well. And if you're sure + you've found a bug, be sure to report it using "M-x + report-emacs-bug" rather than just emailing emacs-devel about it.) - Q: On branching off sub-threads. I note that they are less visible compared to starting a new thread in practice. I am wondering if it @@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ Stefan Kangas is one of the Emacs core maintainers. copyright under a nickname? - A: (not the speaker) FSF said they can publish a pseudonym but need the actual identity in their paperwork, which will be - presumably protected, but it\'s not totally anonymous. + presumably protected, but it's not totally anonymous. - (AFAIK from Bastien) The actual FSF assignee list is not public - I know that it is available to maintainers, but must not be shared. @@ -141,21 +141,21 @@ Stefan Kangas is one of the Emacs core maintainers. ## Notes - Cambrian explosion of packages (5000 packages in MELPA) - - GNU ELPA \<- generally better if someday it might be good to + - GNU ELPA <- generally better if someday it might be good to ship it with Emacs - - João Távora (Eglot author): haven\'t seen a problem with + - João Távora (Eglot author): haven't seen a problem with copyright assignment - To be fair, it does happen in certain cases. But infrequently. - New package archive NonGNU ELPA is now enabled by default, no copyright assignment needed -- Emacs is hackable. I think that\'s a blessing and a curse. The types - of choices you can make when you implement\... Different choices +- Emacs is hackable. I think that's a blessing and a curse. The types + of choices you can make when you implement... Different choices between things like Common Lisp and Scheme. I think we have that kind of tensions within Emacs. These are good discussions to have. I think what will never change is that Emacs is hackable. Emacs is - customizable. This is what\'s bringing you that amazing user - experience. The flip side is that it\'s easy to hack around bugs + customizable. This is what's bringing you that amazing user + experience. The flip side is that it's easy to hack around bugs instead of fixing them. Or we accept limitations in Emacs core. I think we could get better at taking those few extra steps to make Emacs better for all users. |