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Subject: Re: emacs - gnu, x ...?
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george donnelly <list@zettai.net> writes:

> I'd like to start getting into emacs, but there are so many versions and
> variations that I'm not sure which one to install from ports, eg we have gnu
> emacs and xemacs.

For a beginner, you won't notice the differences.