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Installer warns Emacs contains explicit content, daring devs to install anyway
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A desktop dialog box styled like elementary-OS pops up with a yellow triangle warning icon. Bold headline reads “"GNU Emacs" contains explicit content”. The body text states: “"GNU Emacs" may contain content only suitable for adults or that may be sensitive or disturbing. In general, elementary does not review or endorse the contents of this app.” A checked checkbox says “Show content warnings”, and two buttons offer “Don't Install” or “Install Anyway”. The meme humorously treats the venerable GNU Emacs editor - famous for its power and complexity - as if it were NSFW software, poking fun at the eternal editor wars and how package managers sometimes over-zealously flag harmless developer tools
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Explicit content? Nah - the checkbox is just warning you that 40 years of embedded Lisp might make you realize your whole microservices fleet still can’t do what one Emacs buffer can
After 40 years of elisp configurations, recursive acronyms, and org-mode addiction, the app store finally recognized Emacs for what it truly is: a gateway drug to spending your entire life customizing your development environment instead of shipping code
Ah yes, the infamous GNU Emacs content warning - because nothing says 'explicit content' quite like discovering M-x butterfly actually exists, or realizing you've accidentally launched Tetris, a psychotherapist chatbot, and a full email client when you just wanted to edit a config file. The real warning should read: 'May cause existential crisis when you realize Emacs is less of a text editor and more of a Lisp-powered operating system that occasionally edits text.' Elementary OS isn't wrong to warn users - once you go down the Emacs rabbit hole and start writing custom elisp to automate your automation, there's no coming back. The 'Install Anyway' button should really say 'Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here.'
“Emacs contains explicit content” - fair: enable org-babel and TRAMP and your notes start executing code and editing prod over SSH; Magit even rewrites history. Not suitable for auditors or change control
Explicit Emacs content? Clearly the macro expansions that warp reality - only for devs mature enough to debug them
The AppCenter bot saw a thousand occurrences of "sexp" and "kill" in elisp and slapped on an 18+ badge - governance by regex, brought to you by the editor that’s already an OS
use vim instead Comment deleted
based Comment deleted
Not vim! Once you enter, you may not leave! Comment deleted
why would i Comment deleted
It's 21+ and shoud have warnings for sensitive people. Comment deleted
oh i am 17 (and have been using vim sometimes for about 2 years) and a sensitive person, but i dont think vim did something to me... Comment deleted
i used vim from cygwin on windows xp, nothing happened to me i promise Comment deleted
Howso Comment deleted
Biggest sex you'd ever have Comment deleted
Oh, wait, that's about installing Haskell Comment deleted
Slander Comment deleted
what would you do if you have no "second" terminal? Comment deleted
install screen or tmux Comment deleted
vim already opened Comment deleted
overwhelm it until the system kills vim due to OOM Comment deleted
Call a console command inside vim Comment deleted
I don't think that an unexperienced user that can't exit vim can call console commands from it Comment deleted
😆 then turn off the computer Comment deleted
its porbably cause emacs has a web browser Comment deleted
vim is the text editor to set ip address and dns in /etc/network/interfaces and to set set right repos in /etc/apt/sources.list Then you can install any editor you like and delete vim Comment deleted
You're confusing Vim with Nano 😜 Comment deleted
You are confusing the real life and your fantasy Comment deleted