Re: "Orgdown", the new name for the syntax of Org-mode

[Juan Manuel Macías]

Hi,

I believe (IMHO) that it does not make much sense to separately name the
Org Mode syntax (as a markup language). That would only generate
confusion among users. Furthermore, 'Org Mode', as a whole, is already a
sufficiently recognized and popular name, even outside the GNU Emacs
community. A single name is best remembered. More than one name means
atomization. For example: there is TeX (the typographic engine) and TeX
(the programming language for that engine). And there has never been any
conflict.

On the other hand, drawing a dividing line between Org (a lightweight
markup language) and Org (a GNU Emacs major mode) as if both things
could exist separately is an illusory exercise. I mean, that the
Org's global experience is the fusion of both things. 

I migrated from Markdown to Org Mode a long time ago not because I was
looking for a new and best lightweight markup language but because Org
provides me with a complete and quite sophisticated and productive work
environment. An environment that includes, yes, its own syntax, but all
within Emacs, which is where makes sense. I do not know if it is an
emergent quality, but I see Org, in many ways (and with all its
synapses) as an interface for Emacs.

Best regards,

Juan Manuel