On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:33:29 +0100, Dave Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Jun 20, 8:28 am, David Kastrup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Actually, the "E" in "Emacs" stands for "extensible". Part of the >> appeal of Emacs is that you can change it to accommodate you. > > Actually, though Emacs is the epitome of extensibility, the "E" stands > for "Editor." "EMACS" is simply short for Editor MACroS, and was > originally implemented as a set of TECO macros. > > There's also the joke that EMACS stands for Esc Meta Alt Ctrl Shift, > due to it's (often overwhelmingly) large and sometimes complex set of > keystroke combinations used to invoke various editing functions. This > view is usually put forth by the vi camp during editor wars. > There are dozens of alternative interpretation for "EMACS". http://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/gnuemacs.acro.exp.html My favourite: Elsewhere Maybe All Commands are Simple Dan. -- Daniel Dyer http//www.uncommons.org -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
