RMS is functionally irrelevant to the experience of someone on a Mac who wants to use emacs, because -- Again! -- all you have to do is download a build and you're off to the races.
That's the end of the discussion. It doesn't matter what RMS' position is. (And yes, I know what those are -- and no, I've never spoken to him, because I tend to avoid creeps.)
emacs is free software that, once released to the world, will find its way into many places perhaps its most famous proponent would prefer it not. And this happens because his opinion is irrelevant. This has happened before. This will happen again. RMS being a sad puppy about Macs and Windows doesn't change the fact that many, many folks have productive emacs-centered computing experiences on those platforms. He can die mad about it.
You posted a shitton of material, but none of it addressed the simple fact that using emacs on a Mac is approximately as easy as using it on (e.g.) Debian. There's no real difference for most use cases.
I'm not in the habit of taking homework from gish-galloping boomers hell bent on missing the point, so I'm not going to answer any of your questions. I will, however, note that I'm far from the only person in this thread looking at you and thinking "what the hell is this guy on about?"
That's the end of the discussion. It doesn't matter what RMS' position is. (And yes, I know what those are -- and no, I've never spoken to him, because I tend to avoid creeps.)
emacs is free software that, once released to the world, will find its way into many places perhaps its most famous proponent would prefer it not. And this happens because his opinion is irrelevant. This has happened before. This will happen again. RMS being a sad puppy about Macs and Windows doesn't change the fact that many, many folks have productive emacs-centered computing experiences on those platforms. He can die mad about it.
You posted a shitton of material, but none of it addressed the simple fact that using emacs on a Mac is approximately as easy as using it on (e.g.) Debian. There's no real difference for most use cases.
I'm not in the habit of taking homework from gish-galloping boomers hell bent on missing the point, so I'm not going to answer any of your questions. I will, however, note that I'm far from the only person in this thread looking at you and thinking "what the hell is this guy on about?"