From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: M Subject: Re: Collecting unique selling proposition (USP) of Org-mode Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 14:51:59 +0200 Message-ID: References: <2014-06-28T13-35-50@devnull.Karl-Voit.at> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:39307) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1X0s74-0003vW-1Q for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Jun 2014 08:52:19 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1X0s6y-0004Wm-NQ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Jun 2014 08:52:13 -0400 Received: from mout.web.de ([212.227.17.11]:51743) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1X0s6y-0004Vu-CI for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Jun 2014 08:52:08 -0400 In-Reply-To: <2014-06-28T13-35-50@devnull.Karl-Voit.at> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Cc: Karl Voit > Von: Karl Voit > Organisation: www.karl-voit.at > Antworten an: Karl Voit > Datum: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 13:43:31 +0200 > An: > Betreff: [O] Collecting unique selling proposition (USP) of Org-mode > > Hi! > > I was wondering if there are people out there who also need Org-mode > features that are *not part of any other software solution*. For the > usual question "why should I learn Emacs/Org-mode?" I'd like to have > a list of cool Org-mode features that demonstrate the benefit. > > So, how about a short brainstorming here and a new Worg-page > collecting those things? > > I start with: > > * seamlessly integrating notes, spreadsheet calculations, tasks, and > more at one single place > > * being able to pipe results of program written in language A to > another script in language B (babel) > > * quick and simple defining dependencies between tasks such as > "doing groceries" is required for "cooking fancy dinner" > (org-depend) > Hi Karl, that's a very good idea. However, really _unique_ selling points might be difficult to find. For your first one I'm not sure, but dependencies are available in other tools to, so it's not a true USP. You have to know all "competitors" and their features to be sure it is a true (unique!) USP. This is nearly impossible. Some more key selling points form someone who still tries to learn emacs just for using org-mode: * platform independent - available for Windows, UNIX and MacOS * free * tagging * powerful filtering and creation of "views" (agendas) from different perspectives * 110% customizable with scripting and keybindings * built on a very robust and well developed application (Emascs) * many other modules and extensions thanks to Emacs * all the above with simple plain text format - easy to save, DIFF and version control * defining custom templates for new notes/tasks/projects... * tasks and projects can be broken down hierarchically into subtasks with no limit in depth * powerful and customizable export * time clocking Martin