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Rune 1.1: adds Python, an Emacs editor, a symbol index and is now free
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Re: Rune 1.1: adds Python, an Emacs editor, a symbol index and is now free
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Re: Rune 1.1: adds Python, an Emacs editor, a symbol index and is now free
#13I may check this out as I'm between editors currently. Liked zed for a bit, until a blog post showed me how they were installing npm and who knows what else on my PC without me knowing. Used Code for a bit after until suddenly they started requiring AI dependencies just to run the IDE.
So hey, why not try something new.
Re: Rune 1.1: adds Python, an Emacs editor, a symbol index and is now free
#14pricing page does not at all make clear what isn't included in the free version. you have to pay a monthly subscription for "language support"? does that mean it doesn't "support" languages in the free version? and what does "language support" mean?
Re: Rune 1.1: adds Python, an Emacs editor, a symbol index and is now free
#15Quite impressed with a sales page basically telling me to stick with Emacs for now: https://rune.build/coming-from/emacs
I had to chuckle at this pro
> Built-in Emacs editor
The built in editor is a one of my least favorite parts of Emacs. I'm in it for the customizability.
Re: Rune 1.1: adds Python, an Emacs editor, a symbol index and is now free
#16I may check this out as I'm between editors currently. Liked zed for a bit, until a blog post showed me how they were installing npm and who knows what else on my PC without me knowing. Used Code for a bit after until suddenly they started requiring AI dependencies just to run the IDE. So hey, why not try something new.
There's a zed minus the iffy bits fork called gram. Haven't used it though, I'm still stuck in Emacs trying to figure out how to get out.
Re: Rune 1.1: adds Python, an Emacs editor, a symbol index and is now free
#17I'm not seeing any mention of this being FOSS, is this closed-sourced? If so, that should be mentioned in every single comparison page between editors.
edit: It is mentioned in the Neovim, and Emacs pages. Not the VSCode, or Zed pages.
Re: Rune 1.1: adds Python, an Emacs editor, a symbol index and is now free
#18Are there any plan in forseeable future (10 years) to port Rune to other platforms (win, mobile/tablet, ..)?
Re: Rune 1.1: adds Python, an Emacs editor, a symbol index and is now free
#19As soon as it said "non-commercial" I noped.
That is so vague with some of what I do, that it isn't worth even looking further.
Re: Rune 1.1: adds Python, an Emacs editor, a symbol index and is now free
#20OMG the live region announcements are really annoying on the web page: "RUNE rune.buildmain+0-0248 lines2026-07-30 21:54:38 unstablebuild "