[VM] The Google docs paradigm

2012-10-22 Thread Uday Reddy
A major shift in computer technology over the last 20 years or so is the simplification of user interfaces allowing more people can use the systems in an easier way. Unfortunately, some simplifications come at a price. The older methods might have had flexibility or reliability that the newer

Re: [VM] The Google docs paradigm

2012-10-22 Thread Kurt Hackenberg
Uday Reddy usr.vm.ro...@gmail.com wrote: However, Emacs was designed when people mostly used single servers, typically from single clients. We are now a lot more networked. So, having lots of copies of the same file/folder in different places with slightly different states adds considerable