How were you introduced to Emacs? Friend Recommended by a colleague University/College Some part of the internet
You forgot that GNU/Linux distributions were initially distributed on CD and DVD ROMs, people were buying it, getting from magazines "for free" and by similar physical distribution. IMHO, that is one major point, that shall be considered primary. -- Jean Take action in Free Software Foundation campaigns: https://www.fsf.org/campaigns In support of Richard M. Stallman https://stallmansupport.org/