GNU Emacs as Software Freedom in Practice

Explore the profound impact of GNU Emacs as a beacon of software freedom in this 21-minute conference talk from EmacsConf 2019. Delve into the empowering nature of Emacs, its customizability, and its role as a flagship program of the GNU Project. Discover how Emacs embodies the vision of a computing environment centered on user freedom and empowerment. Learn about the ethical values that have shaped Emacs' success and its inseparable connection to free software principles. Gain insights into how Emacs enthusiasts can contribute to furthering its egalitarian spirit and bringing joy back to computing. Examine the importance of community-driven development, documentation, and the spread of software freedom ideals. Reflect on the potential for Emacs to serve as a model for a more user-respecting computing future.

Introduction
Disclaimer
Gregs Emacs experience
Im not a hacker
Programming Emacs
Mind expansion
Emacs extensibility
Real Emacs users
Emacs hackers
What does Emacs mean
Software freedom
Emacs is the flagship
Other software freedoms
Being divided and helpless
Spreading the message
Invariant sections
Keeping the Emacs spirit alive
Emacs is success
Tolerance
Support
Questions