On Wed, 24 Mar 1999, David B. Teague wrote: > > The importance of compilers was one reason I chose to license Linux > > under the GNU Public License (GPL). The GPL was the license for the > > GCC compiler. I think that all the other projects from the GNU group > > are for Linux insignificant in comparison.
I think this statement is absolute truth. Linux wouldn't exist without GCC, but it certainly could without textutils or shellutils and suchlike. > > the > > Emacs editor is horrible, for example. While Linux is larger than > > Emacs, at least Linux has the excuse that it needs to be. > Emacs is a religion. Some hate it, some love it. > Few are neutral. I love Emacs. > I respect those who use small editors and restart > the editor for each compilation error. Okay, so emacs is a religion, I can deal with that. I use emacs the editor quite a bit. However, I can't get xemacs-20 to suspend with CNTRL-Z on my computer so I either have to use multiple virtual terminals or do everything under X. Do you know what the problem is? -- Jonathan Guthrie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Brokersys +281-895-8101 http://www.brokersys.com/ 12703 Veterans Memorial #106, Houston, TX 77014, USA
