Meadow is an

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programming project to port the popular GNU

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text editor for UNIX-based

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with some added functions. The name comes from the phrase "Multilingual enhancement to GNU Emacs with ADvantages Over Windows".

Versions

* Version 1 series, based on Emacs v.21 (current stable release Ver.1.15) * Version 2 series, based on Emacs v.22 (17 January 2004 current 2.00 pre-release) * Version 3 series, based on Emacs v.22 (Development release)

Installation

Meadow utilizes Netinstaller, similar to one used for

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installation. This allows users to install Meadow in the way the user wanted, making it easier to get started with Meadow. Emacs {{programming-software-stub