What is Emacs?

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Emacs is different things to different people. Depending who you ask, you'll could get any of the following responses:

  • Text Editor

  • Mail Client

  • News Reader

  • Word Processor

  • Religion

  • Integrated Development Environment

  • Whatever you want it to be!

But for ou...

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