Post #1403717
2026-03-30 08:10 UTC
@hell I caution against the "os" (or "lisp machine") view, as it can be counterproductive. GNU Emacs is a part of a Unix system, and builds on/integrates external tooling. I think viewing it as a shell (i.e. general UI between human and machine) is more fruitful. It merges editing and a traditional CLI-like shell into one.
Re: communities, there is a user mailing list https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs (you don't have to subscribe), where maintainers read along. There is also an IRC channel on libera.
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@pkal@social.sdfeu.org 2026-03-30 08:16
@hell (cont.) the IRC channel has some wierd/annoying people IMO. One just has to know that people use it for general chat, which anyone is free to interrupt with a general question. You can join in from Emacs OOTB by invoking M-x irc. I'd strongly advise against Reddit, not only because of the site as such, but also because they parrot a lot of cargoculted and outdated information that a lot of the users appear to have heard from second hand experiences or from people spamming self-promotion
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@hell@defcon.social 2026-04-01 11:55
@pkal the ui approach seems sensible :)