From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: 42 147 Subject: converting people to Emacs and org-mode Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2013 04:10:07 -0400 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:37828) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UPTdC-0008R6-UH for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 09 Apr 2013 04:10:25 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UPTd8-00053z-Bl for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 09 Apr 2013 04:10:18 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:36190) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UPTd8-00053n-4Q for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 09 Apr 2013 04:10:14 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1UPTd7-0007H9-DF for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:10:13 +0200 Received: from c-68-50-177-113.hsd1.md.comcast.net ([68.50.177.113]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:10:13 +0200 Received: from aeuster by c-68-50-177-113.hsd1.md.comcast.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:10:13 +0200 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 Hello mailing list, This might be considered off-topic. The question is the title: have you been able to convert many people to Emacs / org-mode? Are converts all programmers, or those versed in programming? -- Or have you converted non-programmers, e.g., anyone who edits text for a living? It's impossible for me to have a conversation these days without referring to org-mode. Since I use it for practically everything, there's no way to avoid raising the topic. However, I do find it difficult to convert people. I send them video captures showing off the features, give real-time demonstrations, etc., and offer to work them through the installation and lead them up the steep Emacs learning curve -- but thus far, I've only gotten a couple people to adopt it. And that after relentless advocacy. Anyway, apologies if this seems to clutter the already highly active mailing list. But I do think questions of proselytization (because we /are/ talking religion here) is important. 42