Emacs Carnival: The people of Emacs

The prompt for this month’s [[Emacs Carnival]] is “The People of Emacs”.

It's an interesting prompt for me, because on reflection, given how much of my daily work and life is mediated by Emacs, it is surprising how few people I know from the Emacs community, on a personal level, whether online or in real life. I can count them on one hand. (Barely on one finger…)

I am, however, very aware of the existence of a huge Emacs community. The people making the packages, the config distributions, Emacs itself. And those blogging about it. Within that larger community there's a handful of names I am most aware of because I use their packages or read their posts.

Perhaps forming some more active connections in the community can be a goal for 2026. Maybe regular participation in the blog carnival is a good way of doing that!