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| author | Ashton Wiersdorf <ashton.wiersdorf@pobox.com> | 2023-01-03 13:11:55 -0700 |
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| committer | Ashton Wiersdorf <ashton.wiersdorf@pobox.com> | 2023-01-03 13:15:32 -0700 |
| commit | e3c64b848b688db48c84c776bb0dfe5a7fb31842 (patch) | |
| tree | 0fd0f07d101f6d27d1e5d15e3fc637ed68d0b9f0 /README.md | |
| parent | f93d78058246dfce3f9858841e103a9deee3e813 (diff) | |
More philosophy
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@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ Stepping stones to a better Emacs experience ## Synopsis -An *extremely* minimal Emacs starter kit uses *no* external packages by default, and only ELPA packages on an opt-in basis. Intended to be copied once and then modified as the user grows in knowledge and power. +An *extremely* minimal Emacs starter kit uses *no* external packages by default, and only GNU-ELPA packages on an opt-in basis. Intended to be copied once and then modified as the user grows in knowledge and power. - [Project homepage](https://sr.ht/~ashton314/emacs-bedrock/) - [Issue Tracker](https://todo.sr.ht/~ashton314/emacs-bedrock) + - Mirrors: + - [GitHub](https://github.com/ashton314/emacs-bedrock) ## Description @@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ Bedrock encourages inspection and modification. I don't plan on making some core As an example of a deliberate choice, the `help-quick` buffer pops open on startup. Once a user has gotten used to this, they can just go into their `early-init.el` file and modify it themselves to remove that hook if they don't like it. It's a simple one-line change, and only users who are ready for it will do it. -When I started learning Emacs, my dad gave me his `.emacs` file. (That's what we used back in ye olden days instead of `.emacs.d/init.el` and stuff.) I used it without modification for many years. Eventually I learned how to write my own functions and customizations. This package aims to give other users a similar experience. +When I started learning Emacs, my dad gave me his `.emacs` file. (That's what we used back in ye olden days instead of `.emacs.d/init.el` and stuff.) I used it without modification for many years. Eventually I learned how to write my own functions and customizations. This package aims to give other users a similar experience. When someone comes to me and expresses their desire to learn Emacs, I can point them at this to help them get over the initial hump, but not coddle them so much that they're afraid or unable to change things to their liking. ## Requirements |