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Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder6.news.weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> Newsgroups: news.software.readers Subject: Re: Free / opensource text-only reader for linux - suggestions, please? Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 20:30:07 -0000 (UTC) Organization: the-candyden-of-code Lines: 47 Message-ID: <uvrvsf$2f09j$1@dont-email.me> References: <353106c549c5267814e3e2c71aff0b10@www.novabbs.com> <slrnv0u6l4.ql4c.philb@ah61.eternal-september.org> <uuos5b$1co5f$1@dont-email.me> <U6eSN.87591$mMj7.84217@fx01.iad> <uvjjgv$ccgo$1@dont-email.me> <hXdUN.2102$lKme.274@fx01.iad> Injection-Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 22:30:07 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="5b0b1583fb7e97c7fcf46e8761e3ce6d"; logging-data="2588979"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18FrrkfbQyw+sMkLYypMfw93JhqB1FcuT0qelH8jR3aqQ==" User-Agent: slrn/pre1.0.4-9 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:+Vwa5xHnoDRmrb+suQuObxmv5qo= X-Face: b{dPmN&%4|lEo,wUO\"KLEOu5N_br(N2Yuc5/qcR5i>9-!^e\.Tw9?/m0}/~:UOM:Zf]% b+ V4R8q|QiU/R8\|G\WpC`-s?=)\fbtNc&=/a3a)r7xbRI]Vl)r<%PTriJ3pGpl_/B6!8pe\btzx `~R! r3.0#lHRE+^Gro0[cjsban'vZ#j7,?I/tHk{s=TFJ:H?~=]`O*~3ZX`qik`b:.gVIc-[$t/e ZrQsWJ >|l^I_[pbsIqwoz.WGA]<D Bytes: 2952 Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> wrote at 18:49 this Thursday (GMT): > candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> > writes: > >> Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> wrote at 17:24 this Friday (GMT): >>> candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> >>> writes: >>> >>>> Phil Boutros <philb@philb.ca> wrote at 21:24 this Thursday (GMT): >>>> [snip] >>>>> The famous joke: Emacs is a great operating system. If only it >>>>> came with a good text editor too ;) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Phil >>>> >>>> >>>> I can't wait for "emacs" to be released as its own distro. >>> >>> It was, and that predated the Linux kernel. You used to be able to send >>> off for a tape with the emacs code on it back in the old days. >> >> >> Wait what? > > It was mentioned in passing here in 1981. > > https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/emacs-paper.html I wasn't here then. > Tape was how they distributed things years ago... > > Maybe you've heard of BSD? That was on tape too when Bill Joy first > started sending out Berkeley's additions to Unix to other Unix sites. > > I also remember seeing messages from Stallman talking about how to get a > tape with the emacs code on it. That was also mentioned at some point in > regard to GNU not being opposed to anyone charging for distribution - > like paying for tapes or later paying for a CD with Slackware on it, > etc. > Interesting. -- user <candycane> is generated from /dev/urandom