I recently setup Emacs on a Windows work computer and the install process is definitely needlessly difficult. Other "popular" editors have a big download link o

I recently setup Emacs on a Windows work computer and the install process is definitely needlessly difficult. Other "popular" editors have a big download link on the homepage while Emacs you have to scroll through the lecture on non-free systems, and then link to an ftp server where you have to try to figure out which file you need to download. From the Emacs install instructions: "Nonfree systems The reason for GNU Emacs's existence is to provide a powerful editor for the GNU operating system. Versions of GNU, such as GNU/Linux, are the primary platforms for Emacs development. However, GNU Emacs includes support for some other systems that volunteers choose to support. The purpose of the GNU system is to give users the freedom that proprietary software takes away from its users. Proprietary operating systems (like other proprietary programs) are an injustice, and we aim for a world in which they do not exist. To improve the use of proprietary systems is a misguided goal. Our aim, rather, is to eliminate them. We include support for some proprietary systems in GNU Emacs in the hope that running Emacs on them will give users a taste of freedom and thus lead them to free themselves. Windows GNU Emacs for Windows can be downloaded from a nearby GNU mirror; or the main GNU FTP server. Unzip the zip file preserving the directory structure, and run bin\runemacs.exe. Alternatively, create a desktop shortcut to bin\runemacs.exe, and start Emacs by double-clicking on that shortcut's icon."