And system wars while we are at it.
A recent discussion on Browser Wars at GLB led me to wonder what X Blog readers were doing. This, by the way, is an interesting way to get at the question: Are people who read the X Blog the same people who read Greg Laden’s Blog?
Anyway, here’s the X Blog numbers for the last several days:
Only seven percent of you are using Linux. Where have I gone wrong!?!?!??
Dare I ask how many of you even know what a .emacs file is?
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Some of us have .emacs files on our Windows 7 machines, y’know….
Windows is a perfectly good operating system to run emacs on.
I read both your blogs, but you probably knew that.
And unfortunately, yes, this is a Windows XP laptop that I’m currently using. I have a software-related reason that I use Windows on it, otherwise I’d just install Ubuntu (or Mint, probably, since it’s a laptop). I use Ubuntu at the lab though.
Honestly, I find very little reason aside from specific software not to use Linux.
Oh, and my .emacs file is highly specialized, I’ll have you know. I have a small specific version for each computer, that loads a much more fleshed-out common file.
I read both blogs, I have Linux (running Ubuntu), and Firefox browser.
Vista?
Really?
I read both of yoour blogs Greg. My laptop has W7 and my home comp. has WXP-pro.
Nope.
OK, let’s all paste our .emacs files into the comments!!!!
So, what happens if I mention vi?
I guess no one uses the same browser as me, either. :p
I use Safari on a Mac. I don’t like farting with PCs. Or generally spending my time playing with setup and customizations. Back when I was employed I got enough of that since it involved understanding the processor architecture and OS.
And yes I know what a .emacs file is, but my last one was about 9 years ago on a Sun running Solaris I think, and I doubt I could find the CD backup that might have it (if such exists at all). There was probably little there.
If I want to program in Lisp I use the built-in Emacs-like editor; when I write prose I use BBEdit. I may or may not have an Emacs on here. (It would be fun to have Teco.)
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I’ve only been reading you here, I’d been under the impression you weren’t posting elsewhere. Obviously I was wrong.
emacs has a vi major mode, so there’s really no need for that kind of talk.
“Dare I ask how many of you even know what a .emacs file is?”
Sure. That’s something you write about from time to time in posts that I don’t read. I read most of your other ones though.
Chrome for life.
I use ubuntu on all my machines. I also use both Chrome and Firefox.I use Chrome to run google apps. I still prefer firefox for general browsing.
Escape-Meta-Alt-Control-Shift, right?
My desktop is Windows 7 (all the games I play are made for windows) and my Laptop is Linux Mint. I use Firefox on both and I’ve used both to peruse your blog.
Despite my Linux dabbling, I don’t know the specifics of what an .emacs file is, but I could hazard an educated guess.
Greg Laden @ 12
OK, I’ll be good. I’ll just have a sit down in the corner and try to pick up on the proper etiquette. Maybe boot a proper OS in penitence.
Nobody’s using Epiphany or Konqueror?
I recently was castigated for using a less secure operating system. I use Linux (Mandriva). He programs for OpenBSD.