Re: The New MacOS X port.

Skip> This URL is somewhat dated: Skip> http://www.sixthhappiness.ca/blog/2003/12-28/index.html Skip> but suggests that Andrew is no longer interesting in Skip> maintaining a MacOS X port of GNU Emacs. Let's just say I've been _very_ gratified by Andrew's public statements on code quality, and he's made it plain that he is committed to improving his port of XEmacs. This port will get into a release in the not-too-distant future. The question is, can it make it into the _next_ major release? That requires quite a bit more developer effort than I see forthcoming in the _near_ future, as Andrew has commitments for the next few months. But go ahead, cross that line! I double-dare you!<wink> Skip> Perhaps the GNU Emacs port will become less well-established Skip> over time. For many active Emacs developers, supporting the GNU Project, and therefore, working on GNU Emacs, is a matter of principle. They'll continue to do so if they move to the Mac. I think that the XEmacs port will improve rapidly, but I'm afraid that without a "champion", it's going to take quite some time before it has a decisive advantage, enough to overcome the head start that the goodwill generated by being a GNU project gives Emacs. -- Institute of Policy and Planning Sciences http://turnbull.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp University of Tsukuba Tennodai 1-1-1 Tsukuba 305-8573 JAPAN Ask not how you can "do" free software business; ask what your business can "do for" free software.