Pre-testing Emacs 22

Pre-testing Emacs 22

Posted Nov 2, 2006 5:44 UTC (Thu) by flewellyn (subscriber, #5047)
Parent article: Pre-testing Emacs 22

The current NEWS file gives a lengthy overview of the changes - though somehow it omits the important addition of a Tetris game.

At a guess, I'd say that's because it's not new to Emacs 22. I have played it in Emacs 21, you see. So they wouldn't mention a feature that isn't new.

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Tetris trademark

Posted Nov 2, 2006 6:35 UTC (Thu) by dmarti (subscriber, #11625) [Link]

Tetris® is a trademark -- isn't it? At least one non-licensed implementation has gotten a cease and desist letter.

Tetris

Posted Nov 2, 2006 14:24 UTC (Thu) by corbet (editor, #1) [Link] (2 responses)

Ah...the version of emacs I work with most was packaged by a distributor with a well-known aversion to Tetris-like games. Should have thought of that. Sure enough, on another box running a different distribution, Tetris is present in emacs 21. The v22 version looks nicer though...

Tetris

Posted Nov 2, 2006 15:47 UTC (Thu) by flewellyn (subscriber, #5047) [Link] (1 responses)

Why should a distributor be able to decide what features your programs have, based on his or her personal preferences? Oi.

This, obviously, is why I'm a Gentoo user.

Tetris

Posted Nov 2, 2006 18:55 UTC (Thu) by jzbiciak (guest, #5246) [Link]

I think it's more like removing features based on their perceived ability to bring unwanted lawsuits, regardless of the merit of those lawsuits.