[HN Gopher] EOS - Emacs Operating System
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       EOS - Emacs Operating System
        
       Author : whalesalad
       Score  : 23 points
       Date   : 2022-06-18 18:19 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (writequit.org)
 (TXT) w3m dump (writequit.org)
        
       | nomadiccoder wrote:
       | This is really exciting, but a bit daunting to dive into. Are
       | there any screenshots?
        
       | zvmaz wrote:
       | I have tried to have a complete workflow inside Emacs (with Exwm)
       | and I failed: it was too much hassle for me. I don't deny that it
       | could be interesting and gratifying for the truly motivated, but
       | I wasn't enough.
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       | Now I am back to Gnome, and I think I'll stick to it for the
       | years to come.
        
         | aftergibson wrote:
         | I had the exact same attempt, but it turns out remembering a
         | bunch of keyboard shortcuts to do anything is really hard and
         | frustrating. I use Vim as an editor. I thing there's just a
         | limit to what I can reasonably use day to day that requires
         | memorisation over discovery.
         | 
         | I'm using Gnome too, after Emacs I like the lack of
         | configuration.
        
       | ThePowerOfFuet wrote:
       | Emacs is a wonderful and very capable operating system. It's just
       | a shame that it doesn't ship with a decent text editor.
        
         | shadowofneptune wrote:
         | What does this joke actually mean nowadays, when Vim, VScode,
         | etc. have similar amounts of plugin complexity?
        
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