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From: Phillip Frabott <nntp@fulltermprivacy.com>
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Subject: Re: Linux 6.11
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 23:42:29 -0000 (UTC)
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In reply to "Lester Thorpe" who wrote the following:

> On Mon, 30 Sep 2024 19:05:12 -0000 (UTC), Phillip Frabott wrote:
> 
> > Now I haven't looked at Cooledit myself but I would have to ask what
> > exact technological issue is Cooledit solving that other software does not
> > already solve?
> > 
> 
> It's a fucking text/programming editor.  What major "innovations"
> can any simple text/programming editor bring?  Would you like it
> to wash your soiled, shit-stained underwear as well.  Idiot.
> 
> You are obviously caught up in some bizarre and illusory idealism.
> 
> Cooledit does the job.  Furthermore, its GUI is dependent only
> on X Window libraries and thus is immune to the GTK+/Qt bullshit.
> 
> Actually, if one uses the Midnight Commander (MC) file manager, then one
> is using basal cooledit because the MC edit uses the same code base.
> 
> Cooledit is not perfect but it is FOSS and thus it depends on contributions
> from the FOSS community.
> 
> But it is quite apparent that you are just another GNU/Linux freeloader who
> wants freedom, only as in beer, without giving anything in return.
> 
> So fuck your idealism.  Any program that does the job of existing programs
> is certainly worthy of consideration.
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Systemd: solving all the problems that you never knew you had.

So to be clear the technological issue that Cooledit tries to solve is that 
other editors have a dependency on GTK/Qt and Cooledit doesn't. I'm 
understanding that correctly, yes?

I can see that you've had a lot of people against you for Cooledit as I can see 
at least 2 weeks of back and forth so I'm going to give you a pass on your 
argumentative reply. I'm not trying to argue with you. I'm just wanting to 
understand the purpose of Cooledit and what would be the selling point of it for 
someone to choose it over something else. Not having to rely on GTK/Qt or any 
other X UI framework is a pretty good selling point. Means it can be used on 
systems that require minimal X windows deployments with minimal dependencies. 
I've never used MC myself so I can't speak to that, but there is probably a good 
market for a minimal dependency editor in a GUI system for those who do use a 
GUI so that's pretty cool.
Phillip Frabott
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