(OT) Emacs vs Xemacs

[Lowell Gilbert]

Jonathon McKitrick <jcm at FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> writes:

> I know this is not BSD specific, but I just wanted to get your opinions.  I
> was wondering what might affect my decision which to use, other than
> licensing and (IIRC) the fancier font handling of Xemacs.

Both are licensed under the GPL, and the font handling is not
significantly different these days.  The "eXtended" features 
that give Xemacs its name are only of interest to people who
program emacs heavily in LISP.

In other words, it's unlikely to matter to you.  Try them both 
and pick whichever you like.