There is no exclusivity connected to emacs or anything else on gnu. More like extreme inclusivity. If there was even a little exclusivity on gnu or within linux, I wouldn't be able to install it on a laptop by myself without any vision! However no version of windows can be installed on a laptop or tower by anyone with no vision by themselves to this date and that exclusivity will remain with Windows 8 and probably beyond Windows 8 as well. On Wed, 28 Sep 2011, James Levine wrote:
> I?ll go on leap of faith that the email I?ve been provided actually > contributes to the same thread I emailed to earlier. Please everyone: thank > you for looking out. This is clearly a thoughtful and supportive community. > You can not deny, however, that even the design of this forum is but one > example of how the Emacs community maintains its exclusivity. Own up to it. > If there?s no problem, then don?t fix it. But for those who are following the > statements on comparing org-mode to commercial substitutes like Taskpaper and > see this as an outcome of people making less-informed choices, I hope I can > keep your attention. Once I know which way to point my eyes, I promise I will > fall in line. Please take a step back folks, there?s an implied objective > that I?m making which I?ll state more explicitly: > > In order for org-mode to be attractive as an alternative to popular self-help > like GTD, Covey and the market of task managers both digital and paper that > exist, this community would need to take all this extensive documentation and > package it. Do not confuse content with transparency. People don?t even read > this much before electing their President. Should open-source software not > concern itself with good bullet points? Does this imply that I?m not > appreciative of the work? There?s an opportunity cost with finding the time > for even this thread, which I?m hoping we can agree should not be a barrier > of entry for those who are simply interested in trying org-mode. As it > stands, however, just trying org-mode takes lots of reading if just to > install correctly. That?s all I?m saying. > > Text is but one way that people learn. If you?re documenting sofware, it > leans towards rational, logical, and linear thinking. Some people require a > full-picture model first seeing things from many angles. Other?s prefer trial > and error, and others, still, enjoy hypotheticals. People can adopt different > strategies along the way. But to insist on only one method of learning and > sharing, while being concerned that you?re not meeting a larger audience is > tantamount to calling the rest of the class stupid, or simply a manner of > dishonesty with one?s own motivations. > > Maybe what would be helpful is some bridge instruction: ?Graduating from > Taskpaper: so you?re ready to try org-mode. What to expect:? I do find that > if I have an orientation point, even if it wasn?t the best decision in the > first place, I have a better reference as to the changes I would envision and > what the value of future options would be. > > cheers > > James > On Sep 28, 2011, at 10:18 AM, Jambunathan K wrote: > > James > > > Greetings, > > > > As an expert end-user but outside the computer science field, I?ve > > felt there to be a high cost of entry for working in org-mode. > > This is another perfectly practical way to address the problem that you > are contending to with. > > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2011-04/msg00173.html > > Jambunathan K. > > > > Jude <jdash...@shellworld.net> "I love the Pope, I love seeing him in his Pope-Mobile, his three feet of bullet proof plexi-glass. That's faith in action folks! You know he's got God on his side." ~ Bill Hicks