u/geospeckin r/emacs • Recommends
Computing in freedom with GNU Emacs
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Computing in freedom with GNU Emacs
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- Presented by Protesilaos Stavrou
- An opinion. It argues one side of a question engineers disagree on.
Beginner. No background in the topic needed.
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Protesilaos Stavrou delivers a holistic introduction to GNU Emacs, explaining its utility and how it champions the philosophy of free software.
This is a holistic introduction to Emacs: how useful it is and how it champions free software. It is a modified version of the talk I did for the "FLOSS @ Oxford" event, organised by people at the University of Oxford. This is the page I wrote about that event: protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-03-12-my-emacs-talk-floss-oxfor… And here is the transcript for this video: protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-03-13-computing-in-freedom-with…Why it's here
2 people recommend thisWhat people say. Recommended as an excellent introduction to the philosophy and utility of GNU Emacs for newcomers.
u/dewykein r/emacs • Recommends
Prot’s talk _Computing in freedom with GNU Emacs_
I feel like this should be part of a default response when people ask if/how/why they should learn emacs.
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