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[Brendan]

On Tuesday 11 December 2007, Andrew Jarrett wrote:
> On Dec 11, 2007 9:29 AM, Brendan <mailinglist at endosquid.com> wrote:
> > On Tuesday 11 December 2007, Derek Broughton wrote:
> > > Brendan wrote:
> > > > On Monday 10 December 2007, Jared Greenwald wrote:
> > > >> Not necessarily kde-based, but there is quanta...
> > > >
> > > > For a newbie? That's like hitting a nail with a nuke.
> > >
> > > Welcome to the world of Linux.  We tend to go overboard when we do
> >
> > Not sure what that has to do with anything, especially since it's wrong.
> > BTW, been around since Slack on floppies, and since then it's been "The
> > right tool for the job", not "We tend to go overboard".
>
> Wouldn't you say that emacs is a little "overboard"?  Have you ever
> noticed it has games, usenet integration, a mail reader, a
> "psychiatrist" (which only pisses you off more), and other things that
> one wouldn't expect to find in a text editor?  Emacs has been around

Let's stick to the original poster's intent and not digress: he is a newbie. 
No sane person would expect a newbie to use Emacs, so you're digression isn't 
even relevant.

> since the dawn of time, but maybe that is what growth is about --
> "overdoing" things and adding more features.  The modern Slackware
> seems pretty lightweight, but I'm sure that compared to back then it
> may seem "overboard" (i.e. does it still fit on a floppy?).  **Being
> the right tool for the job doesn't mean you can only do one job**.  I

Apparently, you just wanted to sound off and listen to yourself rant for 
awhile. Continue...I'll be over here.