Richard Coleman <coleman(a)math.gatech.edu&gt; writes in xemacs-beta(a)xemacs.org: O.K. with me. We have every right to use the name `emacs', but that appears to be about the only place in that file it appears. My understanding is that dynamic linking is the default on every system XEmacs runs on. I know this wasn't always the case. Right. Hm. The wording sounds Martin-esque. I don't believe dynamic linking should be discouraged. Static linking can be preferable if the binary is going to be run on more than one machine, but that's not our call to make.