GNU bug report logs - #40623
Feature Request: Minimalist version of Emacs

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From: Ram Kumar <ramkumar21194 <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Feature Request from one of your fans
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 13:22:34 +0530

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Dear Developers,
I am Ramkumar from India, one of the greatest fans of GNU Emacs. The
feature i request to include is, in one word, Minimalism.
Most of the Emacs users require a minimalistic version that can handle the
text editing related stuff alone.

The version can
1) include all text editing options, like syntax highlighting for all
codes,org-mode,  buffers, splits, calculator etc ..
2) can ignore other options like, mail, games, calendar, spreadsheet, etc..
hence lightening it

There are few unofficial editors that has Emacs keybindings only, not the
Emacs power.. so i request you to give us a lighter version in addition to
the complete Powerful tool.

I am a programmer too but in the field of computational physics, so i feel
like it would be easy to leave certain functions than creating a new
function/feature.

I know that you may received many mails like this, please consider this
request.

Thank you for such an awesome Emacs..

Regards
Ramkumar

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Message #8 received at 40623 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Ram Kumar <ramkumar21194 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 40623 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#40623: Feature Request from one of your fans
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 22:55:36 -0400

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  > I am Ramkumar from India, one of the greatest fans of GNU Emacs. The
  > feature i request to include is, in one word, Minimalism.
  > Most of the Emacs users require a minimalistic version that can handle the
  > text editing related stuff alone.

  > The version can
  > 1) include all text editing options, like syntax highlighting for all
  > codes,org-mode,  buffers, splits, calculator etc ..
  > 2) can ignore other options like, mail, games, calendar, spreadsheet, etc..
  > hence lightening it

Could you explain to me how this pruned-down would be preferable
for some users?  If I may assume that you are one of those users,
how would it be better for you?

-- 
Dr Richard Stallman
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Founder, Free Software Foundation (https://fsf.org)
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Message #13 received at 40623 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 40623 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Ram Kumar <ramkumar21194 <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#40623: Feature Request from one of your fans
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2020 10:12:17 -0700

tags 40623 + notabug
close 40623
thanks

Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org> writes:

>   > I am Ramkumar from India, one of the greatest fans of GNU Emacs. The
>   > feature i request to include is, in one word, Minimalism.
>   > Most of the Emacs users require a minimalistic version that can handle the
>   > text editing related stuff alone.
>
>   > The version can
>   > 1) include all text editing options, like syntax highlighting for all
>   > codes,org-mode,  buffers, splits, calculator etc ..
>   > 2) can ignore other options like, mail, games, calendar, spreadsheet, etc..
>   > hence lightening it
>
> Could you explain to me how this pruned-down would be preferable
> for some users?  If I may assume that you are one of those users,
> how would it be better for you?

No further information has been given within 14 weeks.

Since I don't see anything concretely actionable in the original
request, I'm closing this bug now.

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas

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