Q: What is Mentor used for?

A: Mentor is an Emacs frontend for rTorrent, allowing users to manage BitTorrent downloads directly within the GNU Emacs text editor. It provides a text-based interface for torrent management, leveraging Emacs Lisp for functionality.

Q: Who developed Mentor?

A: Mentor was developed by Stefan Kangas, who is also the copyright holder and maintainer of the project.

Q: Is Mentor free software?

A: Yes, Mentor is free software distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), allowing users to freely run, study, modify, and distribute it.

Q: What operating systems does Mentor support?

A: Mentor supports macOS, BSD, and Unix-like operating systems, making it compatible with a wide range of platforms.

Q: How do I install Mentor?

A: Mentor can be installed via the Emacs Lisp Package Archive (ELPA) or directly from its GitHub repository. It is available on NonGNU ELPA since 2022-01-05.

Mentor

GNU Emacs frontend for the rTorrent bittorrent client

CreativeWork free_software Q110475818

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21 properties

Instance of: free software, software library, Emacs extension^[3]^[4]
Inception: 2010
Official website: github.com, elpa.nongnu.org
License: GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
Website: github.com, elpa.nongnu.org
Programming language: Emacs Lisp
Part of: NonGNU ELPA (2022–present)^[23]
Has use: front end, rTorrent^[24]^[25]
Copyright holder: Stefan Kangas
Copyright license: GNU General Public License v3.0 or later^[7]
Copyright status: copyrighted
Creator: Stefan Kangas^[2]
Distributed by: Emacs Lisp Package Archive (2022–present)
Maintained by: Stefan Kangas^[5]
Movement: free software movement^[6]
Operating system: GNU/Linux, BSD, macOS^[9]^[10]^[11]
Platform: GNU Emacs
Programmed in: Emacs Lisp^[8]
Software version identifier: 0.3.5, 0.4, 0.1, 0.1.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.3.1, 0.3.2, 0.3.3, 0.3.4, 0.5^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]
Use: front end, rTorrent
Version: 0.3.5, 0.4, 0.1, 0.1.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.3.1, 0.3.2, 0.3.3, 0.3.4, 0.5

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Guix Variable Name: emacs-mentor
Source code repository URL: github.com, git.savannah.gnu.org, git.savannah.gnu.org

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Instance of 2

free software, software library

Operating system 2

macOS, BSD

Has use 1

rTorrent

Movement 1

free software movement

Platform 1

GNU Emacs

Programmed in 1

Emacs Lisp

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Summary

Mentor is a free software^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[3] ↑ Mentor — instance of (P31): software library. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Mentor — instance of (P31): Emacs extension. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Mentor — maintained by (P126): Stefan Kangas. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Mentor — movement (P135): free software movement. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Mentor — creator (P170): Stefan Kangas. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Mentor — copyright license (P275): GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Mentor — programmed in (P277): Emacs Lisp. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Mentor — operating system (P306): GNU/Linux. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Mentor — operating system (P306): BSD. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Mentor — operating system (P306): macOS. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Mentor — software version identifier (P348): 0.3.5. lists.gnu.org. Retrieved 2022-01-08. lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Mentor — software version identifier (P348): 0.4. lists.gnu.org. Retrieved 2022-09-23. lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Mentor — software version identifier (P348): 0.1. github.com. Retrieved 2022-10-28. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Mentor — software version identifier (P348): 0.1.1. github.com. Retrieved 2022-10-28. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Mentor — software version identifier (P348): 0.2. github.com. Retrieved 2022-10-28. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Mentor — software version identifier (P348): 0.3. github.com. Retrieved 2022-10-28. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Mentor — software version identifier (P348): 0.3.1. github.com. Retrieved 2022-10-28. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Mentor — software version identifier (P348): 0.3.2. github.com. Retrieved 2022-10-28. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Mentor — software version identifier (P348): 0.3.3. github.com. Retrieved 2022-10-28. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Mentor — software version identifier (P348): 0.3.4. github.com. Retrieved 2022-10-28. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Mentor — software version identifier (P348): 0.5. lists.gnu.org. Retrieved 2022-11-03. lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Mentor — part of (P361): NonGNU ELPA. elpa.nongnu.org. Retrieved 2022-01-08. elpa.nongnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Mentor — has use (P366): front end. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Mentor — has use (P366): rTorrent. wikidata.org.

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[1] ↑ Mentor is an instance of free software (Q341) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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