-you a little more about who I am and +you a little more about who I am and
how I got from basically being a user of @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ believe it's been so long. But yes, it's been a journey because,
-in a way, nothing +in a way, nothing
made me go for Emacs. You know I'm an-- @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ university to study English literature and linguistics, and
-I just got started in emacs +I just got started in Emacs
because I was looking for ways to take @@ -267,29 +267,27 @@ and you haven't found a way to do so.
You go on StackExchange. You find
-something -
-that's interesting. You add it to your +00:03:05.920 --> 00:03:09.040 +something that's interesting. You add it +to your
Emacs configuration. You
-barely understand anything that's going +barely understand anything that's going on.
-on. You know that it's supposed to be +You know that it's supposed to be
Emacs Lisp.
-"I hardly know Emacs and I +"I hardly know Emacs and
-know even less what is Lisp supposed to be." +I know even less what is Lisp supposed to be."
But you paste it in and it does what you @@ -337,13 +335,13 @@ how spartan the entire thing is, but it actually is
-a lovely prison so to speak. +a lovely prison, so to speak.
-That's how I got started eight years +That's how I got started eight years ago.
-ago. I just wanted +I just wanted
to find a way to do my research properly. @@ -367,7 +365,7 @@ Microsoft solutions when it came to taking notes.
-So yeah, I got started in emacs. I +So yeah, I got started in Emacs. I
read a little bit about what plain text @@ -384,19 +382,15 @@ computers,
but I was not a computer science student.
+00:04:30.160 --> 00:04:33.520 I had barely any experience with -
programming
and coding, and I was even less of a
+00:04:36.080 --> 00:04:39.919 hacker -
back then.
@@ -408,10 +402,8 @@ beginning, I had close to no knowledge,
whether it be about
+00:04:45.840 --> 00:04:48.880 the free software world, whether it be -
about...
@@ -426,11 +418,8 @@ on the screen at the moment, right?)
No, I'm not sharing anything, I'm
-just -
-presenting. +00:04:55.360 --> 00:04:59.040 +just presenting.
So when I started, I had no @@ -456,11 +445,9 @@ you don't just stumble upon
LaTeX, you embroil yourself in the
-turmoil of -
-suffering, of late nights tweaking, +00:05:19.759 --> 00:05:24.560 +turmoil of suffering, of late +nights tweaking,
so that your document is exactly in the @@ -468,11 +455,9 @@ so that your document is exactly in the
perfect shape you want it to be.
-Soon after, when I got started with Emacs -
-and LaTeX, +00:05:33.440 --> 00:05:36.639 +Soon after, when I got started with +Emacs and LaTeX,
I discovered something that truly @@ -489,11 +474,9 @@ this afternoon about Org Mode,
I won't be spending too much time on it.
-But Org Mode, -
-for me, was a revelation. It's... +00:05:49.360 --> 00:05:53.680 +But Org Mode, for me, was a +revelation. It's...
There was something that, upon reading @@ -522,20 +505,14 @@ stumbled upon
in your Emacs journey...
-For me, when I stumbled upon -
-this +00:06:15.919 --> 00:06:19.680 +For me, when I stumbled upon this
document, I was starting to get
-interested in Getting Things -
-Done and +00:06:21.840 --> 00:06:24.240 +interested in Getting Things Done and
all the nitty-gritty stuff about @@ -582,10 +559,8 @@ whichever small adjustment
that you needed in workflow
+00:07:02.000 --> 00:07:05.440 whether it be more states for your -
TODOs,
@@ -594,11 +569,8 @@ whether it be, oh, I want my weeks to
start on Monday and not on Saturday,
-oh, it's half past one and I need -
-to... +00:07:09.360 --> 00:07:13.520 +oh, it's half past one and I need to...
in the morning, I mean, and I need to make @@ -691,7 +663,7 @@ want to be doing with Org Mode. I believe at the time the the key
-issue that triggered this reflex for me was +issue that triggered this reflex for me was
I wanted to do something with the agenda. @@ -708,10 +680,8 @@ for those of you who know, in your
agenda, you have the ability to have many
+00:08:38.000 --> 00:08:41.200 files, and you have the ability to have -
categories.
@@ -732,10 +702,8 @@ group for my professional life, I could
have a group
+00:08:56.000 --> 00:08:59.600 for one work, the second -
work...
@@ -786,10 +754,8 @@ that I have is just to show you
how simple it is to become a maintainer,
+00:09:40.240 --> 00:09:42.800 how to become more involved with the -
development.
@@ -820,7 +786,7 @@ is coming from someone who's never studied programming--
-it made sense. +it made sense.
Everything is so verbose when you get @@ -870,11 +836,9 @@ Fast forward maybe two to three weeks of
intense turmoil and many nights which
-were spent -
-single-mindedly working on this project, +00:10:41.600 --> 00:10:46.079 +were spent single-mindedly working on +this project,
two weeks after, I had something that was @@ -894,11 +858,9 @@ it just felt like, okay, I can contribute
something to Org Mode, and I can do
-something that would benefit as many people -
-as possible. +00:11:02.160 --> 00:11:07.600 +something that would benefit as many +people as possible.
And to me, that was the click. That's when @@ -915,10 +877,8 @@ that felt useful to the community.
And nowadays, as I told you, I
+00:11:20.079 --> 00:11:22.640 maintain packages, but really, nothing -
has changed.
@@ -969,10 +929,8 @@ step where you're really worried
about learning Elisp because it feels
+00:11:59.360 --> 00:12:02.399 like such a monumental task to be -
undertaking
@@ -997,7 +955,7 @@ if you've been using Org Mode, maybe one day you thought, "oh, yes,
-I wish I could do this but I can't," +I wish I could do this but I can't,"
or maybe do try to do this, @@ -1048,7 +1006,7 @@ we are doing this entire presentation-- sorry, this entire conference with free software.
-Just see all the things we've been able +Just see all the things we've been able
to do in free software. @@ -1090,7 +1048,7 @@ in Emacs. You might be scared, but just do it. Just give it a shot.
-Just give it maybe one afternoon. +Just give it maybe one afternoon.
Try to read it. @@ -1107,10 +1065,8 @@ presentation right now, and if you're
interested enough in any of the talks
+00:13:47.199 --> 00:13:49.519 you're going to have during the entire -
conference,
@@ -1120,10 +1076,10 @@ do give it a shot. I'm pretty sure you will like the journey
-on which you will be embarking upon. So i +on which you will be embarking upon. So I
-believe i'm finishing one minute early +believe I'm finishing one minute early,
but I see quite a bit of questions already. @@ -1132,7 +1088,7 @@ but I see quite a bit of questions already. I'm not sure. Sacha, should I
-just be reading the questions, or +just be reading the questions, or
do you want to be feeding me the @@ -1144,7 +1100,7 @@ questions? (Amin: It's really up to you. it's
-completely up to you. +completely up to you.
If you've got the questions @@ -1176,17 +1132,13 @@ Yeah. I mean, I do believe... There's
an idea of privilege. I mean, I'm
-french. I live in... I'm lucky enough to -
+00:14:31.360 --> 00:14:35.279 +French. I live in... I'm lucky enough to be here
-at university, okay, and I'm fairly aware -
-of the +00:14:35.279 --> 00:14:39.120 +at university, okay, and I'm fairly +aware of the
discrepancies that happen, even in France, @@ -1230,11 +1182,9 @@ Emacs. What I might do... I'm going to share my
screen just to show you
+00:15:15.120 --> 00:15:22.880 how this works. I will be sharing -
-this window. +this window.
I believe it's frozen on my end, so I @@ -1270,7 +1220,7 @@ learn Elisp. Maybe the best chance that you have
-is just to go open these info pages. +is just to go open these info pages.
I'm sure someone will be kind enough to @@ -1285,7 +1235,7 @@ on IRC but it's probably the best way
-to get started with Elisp. +to get started with Elisp.
You know, we tend to get obsessed, with @@ -1369,7 +1319,7 @@ no worries.) Oh, splendid, so I won't have to make a
-fool out of myself. +fool out of myself.
So the last question I wanted to answer was @@ -1407,10 +1357,8 @@ guides or places to start?
i get a bit overwhelmed by some things.
+00:17:23.199 --> 00:17:26.799 For example, the choice of different test -
frameworks.")
@@ -1461,17 +1409,14 @@ and you have a section in the manual for this,
because for me, it was the key step to
-getting to -
-develop good packages. It was +00:18:00.799 --> 00:18:04.320 +getting to develop good packages. It was
understanding basically what the code did
-and having us something like a +and having us something like a
REPL (read-evaluate-print-loop) @@ -1485,14 +1430,9 @@ and see exactly which states the
variables are at which at this point in the
+00:18:16.000 --> 00:18:20.080 program. That's really my biggest advice -
-to you -
-[Music] +to you.
Any other question? Thanks. Yeah, I see one @@ -1507,7 +1447,7 @@ So there's one. They ask, "How did the freedom of Emacs help you on
-your way?" +your way?"
So the freedom of Emacs... I mentioned @@ -1518,23 +1458,17 @@ that Emacs, for me, was my gateway
into free software and the freedom of
-Emacs was that +00:18:40.320 --> 00:18:43.840 +Emacs was that you could maybe... First +and foremost,
-you could maybe... First and foremost, +00:18:43.840 --> 00:18:47.840 +compared to other software, was that +you had
-compared to -
-other software, was that you had -
-behind Emacs, -
-Elisp, which allows you to read the code, +00:18:47.840 --> 00:18:51.039 +behind Emacs, Elisp, which allows you to +read the code,
read whatever is going on in the @@ -1545,11 +1479,9 @@ background.
Surely, if you go deep enough, you'll
-end up on -
-C functions that you might not be able to +00:18:54.640 --> 00:18:58.000 +end up in C functions that you might not +be able to
read if you do not have the experience. @@ -1570,7 +1502,7 @@ the commands have a very verbose name, like something simple as
-org go to next subtree or +org go to next subtree or
org go to a parent subtree. You know, things @@ -1680,29 +1612,23 @@ which requires fixing your frozen camera.
if this is not possible, please post
+00:20:31.919 --> 00:20:36.240 suit selfies in an easily accessible -
location."
Okay, I'll make sure to do this. But yes, I
+00:20:38.720 --> 00:20:41.200 wanted to hype things up for the -
conference,
-so yes I did get the three-piece suit out. +so yes, I did get the three-piece suit out.
-I'm very glad -
-you like it. By the way when you get +00:20:43.039 --> 00:20:45.919 +I'm very glad you like it. By the way, +when you get
a chance to see me live again, @@ -1741,7 +1667,7 @@ that you've added to your repertoire?") Very interesting question.
-The thing is, +The thing is,
when you've spent as long as I have on @@ -1810,7 +1736,7 @@ you later today when i'll be presenting my other talks.
-(Amin: AWesome. +(Amin: Aeesome.
We have one question @@ -1819,7 +1745,7 @@ We have one question from Jonas, the maintainer
-from Magit. +from Magit.
He asks, "When you touched your @@ -1852,13 +1778,11 @@ I'm really sorry. Everything is frozen on my end.
-(Amin: No problem. Yeah i'm more talking to the +(Amin: No problem.) Yeah I'm more talking +to the
-audience, I guess.) -
-[Music] +audience, I guess.
I hope my lack of @@ -1936,7 +1860,7 @@ and to help give some face-to-face time with the audience. Unfortunately
-your webcam cut out, but I mean +your webcam cut out, but I mean
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