Zoe Skyforest writes about a collation by Ian Y.E. Pan of Emacs appearances in popular culture, spanning films, TV, anime, and comics. The list highlights how the classic *nix text editor has become a recognizable cultural touchstone alongside its rival vi, though it is acknowledged to be far from exhaustive.
- In *The Social Network*, Zuckerberg uses Emacs to write a website scraper
- *Silicon Valley* features Emacs more than once
- Japanese anime *Key The Metal Idol* includes an Emacs reference
- Hackaday invites readers to submit a similar list for vi
- In *The Social Network*, Zuckerberg uses Emacs to write a website scraper
- *Silicon Valley* features Emacs more than once
- Japanese anime *Key The Metal Idol* includes an Emacs reference
- Hackaday invites readers to submit a similar list for vi
Richard Stallman and other GNU Project volunteers wrote these standards to ensure the GNU system remains clean, consistent, and easy to install while serving as a guide for writing portable, robust, and reliable programs. The document provides extensive guidelines on program design, C programming conventions (such as formatting and naming), documentation requirements using Texinfo, release processes including Makefile conventions, and legal considerations regarding free software and trademarks.
- It advises against referring to Unix source code or proprietary programs during development.
- Developers are encouraged to use `gettext` for internationalization to facilitate translation into different languages.
- The standards recommend providing both a short `--help` description and the standard `--version` output for command-line utilities.
- To support staged installs, developers should implement `DESTDIR` in their Makefiles.
- It advises against referring to Unix source code or proprietary programs during development.
- Developers are encouraged to use `gettext` for internationalization to facilitate translation into different languages.
- The standards recommend providing both a short `--help` description and the standard `--version` output for command-line utilities.
- To support staged installs, developers should implement `DESTDIR` in their Makefiles.
TurnKey GNU/Linux is a free Debian based library of system images that pre-integrates and polishes the best free software components into secure, easy to use solutions.
MIT CSAIL Professor Hal Abelson emphasizes the importance of free software for securing our agency in our digital worlds. His project, App Inventor, enables anyone to create apps without coding. He also discusses free software freedoms, the book 'Blown to Bits', and the importance of privacy and data provenance in today's digital age.
