EmacsWiki Blog Carnival "Maintenance"

Maintenance, server or home or garden or whatever

In October, as the days grow shorter and the air turns sharper, many people naturally shift their focus from the creative energy of summer to the quieter work of maintenance. It’s the season of clearing gutters, deep-cleaning corners of the house that have been ignored, and tending to the small repairs that keep daily life running smoothly. Just as some turn to housekeeping and autumn cleaning, others return to digital upkeep — reviewing notes, pruning old files, or fine-tuning their Emacs configuration so it feels nice and reliable. "Maintenance", in whatever meaning will be the topic of the EmacsWiki Blog Carnival in October.

What’s a Blog Carnival, Again?

(Copied from Christian Tietzes introductory post)

This is our first Emacs Carnival, so you may not know the format. A blog carnival is a fun way to tie together a community with shared writing prompts, and marvel at all the creative interpretations of the topic of the month. I’ve provided a couple of interpretations above, but you may think of something else entirely. That’s amazing, roll with it, that’s what makes this fun!

For future Carnivals, check out the “Carnival” page on EmacsWiki. It includes instructions, and is our community space to coordinate participants and topic ideas.

Submissions

Just DM / email me with your submission! When I find a post elsewhere I will link it here, also. I’ll collect submissions up to, and including, November 1st (Central European Time), so that every time zone has had a chance to meet the October 30th deadline :)

These have been submitted as of 2025-10-30:

Thanks everyone for participating!

November is being hosted by Donald Hunter: An ode to org-babel. You can also be host of a future carnival yourself, don’t be shy :)

2025-09-29
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