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Re:Emacs maintainer steps down by _delirium on Tuesday October 13, 2015 @06:18PM (#10383861)
How is it a "redefinition" of best? What was the original definition? Unless you add some qualifier, "best" for a software project doesn't have any kind of objective definition. For a company it might be "most profitable", for a newbie it might be "easiest to use", etc. There are a ton of criteria that can go into it. RMS helpfully explains in broad terms what in his opinion would constitute the "best Emacs".
Re:Emacs maintainer steps down by x0x0 on Tuesday October 13, 2015 @06:24PM (#10383890)
In the context of avoiding widely desired features in order to preserve the political goals of the gnu foundation, it's straightforward to understand.