Subject: Re: updating emacs Q
To: NetBSD Packages Technical Discussion List <tech-pkg@netbsd.org>
From: Andrew Brown <atatat@atatdot.net>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 12/21/2001 00:06:03
>> >How many people really need emacs20?
>> 
>> i think it's an issue of "want", not "need".
>
>Well, OK, how many still want emacs20?  21 is much more reliable than
>even a patched 20.7, and it is for the most part backwards compatible.

maybe it's a tradeoff between how much space it wants to eat up
vs. features.

most people could *probably* get by with a good old 18.59, right?

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