>>>>> Andrew Hyatt <ahyatt@gmail.com> writes:

>     If people want to fix bugs in lisp/obselete, they are free to do so
>     because (a) the bug is open and (b) the code still exists in the
>     distribution. Once the code is gone, we can close the bug as no longer
>     pertaining to Emacs.

> Has anyone considered putting these obsolete packages in the gnu ELPA? I'm
> not sure about the bug policy, but I'd guess that bugs shouldn't be filed
> against ELPA packages.

Interesting. I'd be for such a move.

>     Until that time, don't feel an obligation to fix bugs in obsolete code
>     that you aren't interested in fixing. There are higher priorities to
>     address.

> Perhaps we can lower the priority of these kinds of bug in that case to the
> minimum, so it doesn't show up in the default list for debbugs?

Feel free.

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