Re: How to make Emacs popular again.

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
> Cc: philipk@posteo.net, eduardoochs@gmail.com, spacibba@aol.com,
>       emacs-devel@gnu.org, dgutov@yandex.ru, jamtlu@gmail.com
> Date: Sat, 03 Oct 2020 23:38:49 -0400
> 
>   > > The server could report that you did so.
> 
>   > That is something that should be known about a server, isn't it?
> 
> How could it ever be known?

The same way we know that various proprietary operating systems and
programs spy on their users: from people who investigate these issues
and publish their findings.

>   > I think it's the other way around.  I very rarely need to search for a
>   > single word, and when I do, I can use "M-s M-w" to do that, because
>   > search engines consult these dictionaries as well.
> 
> Even if my local dictionary took more work to search, which it
> doesn't, I would I always prefer my local dictionary over anything
> that requires network communication.

I think you are very unusual in this regard.  I have a lot to do on my
typical day, so every second of my time counts.  I will use the most
efficient means of getting the information I need as fast as possible.
Today's Internet search engines make that possible, so I use them a
lot.