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Frequently Asked Questions

An extension to the official FAQ.

How can I get an invite to the Atom beta?

There are a few ways to get an invite.

  • Invites can be requested on http://www.atom.io by entering your email address. However, it may take some time to receive your invite
  • The first users get 3 invites that they can give to friends. So ask friends with invites for one.
  • Hang out on Twitter, IRC, or other social networks. Many people are willing to give out invites.

What is Atom's IRC chanel?

Atom: ##atom

Invites: ##atom-invitations

Will Atom core be open-sourced?

The official Atom FAQ says,

We have not finalized licensing on Atom's core (nucleus?), but we're aiming for a common ground between fully-closed and fully-open.

And then goes on to assure that any non-core packages that are developed by GitHub will be released under the MIT license.

There is some earlier discussion around this question from the Atom discourse page in which Mojombo (or Tom if you prefer) responds:

Atom won't be closed source, but it won't be open source either. It will be somewhere inbetween, making it easy for us to charge for Atom while still making the source available under a restrictive license so you can see how everything works. We haven't finalized exactly how this will work yet. We will have full details ready for the official launch.

In response to a follow-up question, Mojombo goes on to affirm that, yes, anyone will be able to submit pull requests to Atom core.

What will the price of Atom be?

Atom will be competitively priced compared to similar editors, which typically range between $30 and $100.

Source, original discussion

What is the technology behind Atom?

See TechStack.md

When can we expect a Linux and Windows client?

Not any time soon. The Atom team is focusing on fixing bugs and having a Mac-only beta.

Source

Why CoffeeScript?

Using CoffeeScript and CSON is a matter of preference and readability as well as compatibility with EC6.

See the discussion

Is CoffeeScript required for developing plugins?

JavaScript and JSON can be used in Atom packages, there is no requirement to write a single line of CoffeeScript or CSON to make an Atom package.

In Atom any .coffee/.cson/.less files can always be .js/.json/.css files instead.

Source

Are the userId hashes in my config.cson file sensitive data?

Both the metrics and exception-reporting packages store a userId value in the config.cson file. Neither of these reveal sensitive data, so you can feel free to commit your config.cson file as part of your dotfiles configuration.

metrics source, exception-reporting source

How can I open multiple projects in the same Atom window?

For now, this isn't supported. Each Atom window seems to be dedicated to a single directory.

In the meantime, there is a workaround that involves using symbolic links.

Do you know of another solution or workaround? Open an issue and tell us about it.