Emacs distributions I think is a good way to make it more popular. Out-of-box emacs install is very dry and unappealing. There are many packages which could be

Emacs distributions I think is a good way to make it more popular. Out-of-box emacs install is very dry and unappealing. There are many packages which could be installed to make it much more modern and user-friendly. Emacs distributions which pack emacs with a list of packages and default customizations is the right direction. I've seen many new emacs users who started using spacemacs but would probably be put off by learning curve of standard bare-bones emacs.