From: Tim Cross <theophilusx@gmail.com>
To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Is Org really so simple?
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2020 11:43:03 +1100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87r1of4oko.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <s0emtz3ww93.fsf@gmail.com>
David Rogers <davidandrewrogers@gmail.com> writes:
> Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> writes:
>
>> * Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@gmail.com> [2020-11-23 17:18]:
>> :PROPERTIES:
>> :CREATED: [2020-11-23 Mon 18:42]
>> :ID: edebb3e7-e755-4ecc-a5e8-a3353a3f5fd0
>> :END:
>>> Dear Jean Louis,
>>>
>>> Your description of the database reminds me how org-roam
>>> handles the
>>> files - it also uses an external database for linking and
>>> allows quick
>>> incremental search that does not really depend on where the
>>> files/headings are stored.
>>
>> Sounds good, I can see there is graph database used.
>>
>>> However, what you are talking about is against org-mode
>>> philosophy,
>>> as I know it.
>>
>> Only philosophy I know is that it is plain text. Is there any
>> official
>> philosophy? I have no idea, at least manual does not give me
>> references. I cannot find "philosophy", send me references.
>>
>> It says "to keep simple things simple". But Org is far far from
>> being
>> simple any more. It offers good principles, paradigms and people
>> built
>> many enhancements upon those. Speedily it becomes way much more
>> than
>> simple.
>
> Nothing was mentioned about keeping Org-mode simple. You’ve made a
> bad misreading there. It said keeping *simple things* simple - in
> other words, avoid taking a simple thing and making it
> complicated. Things that really are complicated (“in real life”)
> may *sometimes* be simplified, and that might be good - but “Make
> everything be simple” is not a valid goal for any useful piece of
> software. Often, a complicated thing must stay complicated.
>
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” -
Einstein.
--
Tim Cross
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2020-11-21 0:33 One vs many directories Texas Cyberthal
2020-11-21 5:13 ` Ihor Radchenko
2020-11-21 7:56 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-21 8:31 ` Texas Cyberthal
2020-11-21 9:29 ` Marvin ‘quintus’ Gülker
2020-11-21 10:21 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-21 15:00 ` Texas Cyberthal
2020-11-21 16:08 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-21 15:03 ` Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide
2020-11-21 15:45 ` Texas Cyberthal
2020-11-21 17:12 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-21 18:01 ` Texas Cyberthal
2020-11-21 18:57 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-22 6:36 ` Ihor Radchenko
2020-11-22 7:20 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-22 8:32 ` Ihor Radchenko
2020-11-22 8:56 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-21 22:36 ` Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide
[not found] ` <CAMUm491Psp0u5JKyGROP6M=UfAcvOLTtOKAD1rOearV+KxgYdQ@mail.gmail.com>
[not found] ` <87r1olfvh4.fsf@web.de>
2020-11-23 9:50 ` Texas Cyberthal
2020-11-23 13:17 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-23 14:16 ` Ihor Radchenko
2020-11-23 18:08 ` Is Org really so simple? Jean Louis
2020-11-23 20:41 ` Tom Gillespie
2020-11-24 5:06 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-26 3:08 ` Ihor Radchenko
2020-11-26 8:57 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-29 7:20 ` Ihor Radchenko
2020-11-29 16:22 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-26 18:07 ` Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide
2020-11-26 23:09 ` David Rogers
2020-11-27 0:43 ` Tim Cross [this message]
2020-11-27 2:56 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-23 16:07 ` One vs many directories Texas Cyberthal
2020-11-23 19:20 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-24 7:55 ` Ihor Radchenko
2020-11-28 16:16 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-28 16:33 ` Christopher Dimech
2020-11-25 6:57 ` Texas Cyberthal
2020-11-25 9:51 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-25 10:39 ` Texas Cyberthal
2020-11-25 11:02 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-26 16:04 ` Texas Cyberthal
2020-11-26 17:31 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-27 9:00 ` Texas Cyberthal
2020-11-27 10:45 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-28 8:18 ` Texas Cyberthal
2020-11-28 10:09 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-29 6:18 ` Texas Cyberthal
2020-11-29 6:53 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-30 7:35 ` Texas Cyberthal
2020-11-30 7:50 ` Ihor Radchenko
2020-11-30 10:25 ` Texas Cyberthal
2020-11-30 10:57 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-30 12:27 ` Ihor Radchenko
2020-11-30 12:28 ` Ihor Radchenko
2020-11-30 19:00 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-02 2:56 ` Ihor Radchenko
2020-12-02 6:14 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-02 7:23 ` Ihor Radchenko
2020-11-21 16:55 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-21 22:48 ` Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide
2020-11-22 0:48 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-22 2:47 ` briangpowell
2020-11-22 17:55 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-21 6:12 ` Palak Mathur
2020-11-21 9:04 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-21 6:36 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-21 7:17 ` Texas Cyberthal
2020-11-21 9:53 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-21 10:15 ` Tim Cross
2020-11-21 11:18 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-21 14:44 ` Texas Cyberthal
2020-11-21 15:45 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-23 5:40 ` Ihor Radchenko
2020-11-24 9:00 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-24 9:45 ` Eric S Fraga
2020-11-24 9:51 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-24 11:42 ` Eric S Fraga
2020-11-24 13:13 ` Diego Zamboni
2020-11-24 13:49 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-24 17:02 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-24 18:50 ` Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide
2020-11-24 18:58 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-25 6:39 ` Tim Cross
2020-11-25 12:38 ` Local variables insecurities - " Jean Louis
2020-11-25 13:05 ` Eric S Fraga
2020-11-25 13:13 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-25 13:58 ` Eric S Fraga
2020-11-25 14:07 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-25 20:54 ` Tim Cross
2020-11-25 22:09 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-26 2:06 ` Tom Gillespie
2020-11-26 5:06 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-26 5:31 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-26 6:18 ` Tom Gillespie
2020-11-26 9:10 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-26 11:44 ` Detlef Steuer
2020-11-26 12:06 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-26 5:34 ` Greg Minshall
2020-11-26 5:49 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-26 8:39 ` Christian Moe
2020-11-25 8:10 ` Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide
2020-11-25 8:36 ` Local variables liberties Jean Louis
2020-11-24 20:11 ` One vs many directories Tom Gillespie
2020-11-24 20:39 ` Tim Cross
2020-11-25 4:54 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-25 5:54 ` Tim Cross
2020-11-25 7:01 ` Local variables issue - " Jean Louis
2020-11-25 5:06 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-25 7:00 ` Tim Cross
2020-11-25 8:23 ` Security issues in Emacs packages Jean Louis
2020-11-25 9:07 ` tomas
2020-11-25 9:26 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-25 10:41 ` tomas
2020-11-25 22:46 ` Tim Cross
2020-11-25 23:07 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-25 23:39 ` Tim Cross
2020-11-26 5:24 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-26 6:46 ` Tim Cross
2020-11-26 5:29 ` Greg Minshall
2020-11-26 5:53 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-26 6:35 ` Tim Cross
2020-11-26 12:27 ` Greg Minshall
2020-11-26 22:20 ` Tim Cross
2020-11-27 2:19 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-27 4:42 ` Greg Minshall
2020-11-25 4:44 ` One vs many directories Jean Louis
2020-11-25 10:19 ` org-sbe to automate some source block executions Jean Louis
2020-11-25 11:39 ` Ihor Radchenko
2020-11-25 15:06 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-25 11:46 ` One vs many directories Jean Louis
2020-11-25 13:07 ` Eric S Fraga
2020-11-25 13:14 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-25 13:12 ` Ihor Radchenko
2020-11-25 13:32 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-24 18:47 ` Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide
2020-11-24 18:54 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-25 8:14 ` Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide
2020-11-25 8:46 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-25 11:46 ` Ihor Radchenko
2020-11-26 12:47 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-26 13:27 ` Ihor Radchenko
2020-12-02 10:12 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-02 9:49 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-26 3:47 ` Ihor Radchenko
2020-11-26 3:32 ` Ihor Radchenko
2020-11-26 11:58 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-29 7:56 ` Ihor Radchenko
2020-11-29 17:57 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-21 13:41 ` Jonathan McHugh
2020-11-21 14:04 ` Jean Louis
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