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EMACS, the editor that launched free software, turns 50

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EMACS, the text editor created at MIT's AI Lab, is marking its 50th anniversary. MIT Technology Review traces how the editor's culture of sharing code helped give birth to the free software movement, and developers are reminiscing online about the program that still has a devoted user base half a century on.

Why now: A milestone anniversary for one of computing's most influential and longest-lived programs, prompting reflections on its legacy.

EMACSMITMIT AI LabRichard Stallmanfree software movement

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• EMACS turns 50 · MIT Technology Review

  How the MIT AI Lab’s text editor gave birth to the free software movement.

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