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> I think people disliked your use of the word "religious", as it's sort of a discussion-stopper.

That's kind of the point. There's no use arguing about it since it's a matter of personal preference — i.e., religion.

> Emacs does not try to appeal to business (or users in general) by using the principles of vim in a more business-friendly connotation

Open source software does not try to appeal to users by using the principles of the FSF. I don't think this illustrates a problem with the metaphor. They're both fine editors and reflect the preferences of their developers. Ditto different software licenses.



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