From: Boruch Baum <boruch_baum@gmx.com>
To: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: non-gnu elpa issue tracking
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2020 00:03:35 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20201210050335.bxtw2ck7xaoounch@E15-2016.optimum.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E1knDg6-0005sc-5E@fencepost.gnu.org>
On 2020-12-09 23:35, Richard Stallman wrote:
> > 2) The acceptance or candidacy process for each package should be
> > documented in some discrete method.
>
> Whether to have a certain package in NonGNU ELPA could be a touchy
> question, in some borderline cases. Stating the reasons could perhaps
> hurt feelings, or lead to arguments. So it is best not to do that.
> We will add a package or we won't.
This speaks to emacs/GNU/FSF "corporate culture" and really has much
wider consequences than for non-GNU ELPA, so I'll fork my comment in
response into a new thread.
> > 3) After a package is initially accepted to the repository, the
> > summaries of Richard Stallman's presentation indicate that subsequent
> > commits or releases may be rejected or modified. That record should
> > also be documented.
>
> It could be a good idea to document the reasons for decisions like these.
> Future maintainers will need to understand this.
>
> I don't think we should make a commitment to publish this without exception,
> but usually there will be no reason not to.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-12-10 5:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 83+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-12-09 12:55 non-gnu elpa issue tracking Boruch Baum
2020-12-09 16:58 ` Stefan Kangas
2020-12-09 19:18 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-09 21:48 ` Stefan Kangas
2020-12-09 23:40 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-09 23:58 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-11 6:09 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-11 6:05 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-10 4:32 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-10 6:28 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-09 19:23 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-09 23:22 ` Thibaut Verron
2020-12-10 0:09 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-10 9:14 ` Thibaut Verron
2020-12-10 11:23 ` Stefan Kangas
2020-12-10 14:19 ` Thibaut Verron
2020-12-10 16:37 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-11 6:10 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-10 11:49 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-10 14:05 ` Stefan Kangas
2020-12-10 15:48 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-12-10 16:05 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-10 17:35 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-12-11 6:09 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-11 6:04 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-11 11:10 ` Thibaut Verron
2020-12-12 5:34 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-12 6:37 ` Tim Cross
2020-12-12 10:08 ` Thibaut Verron
2020-12-12 15:23 ` Tim Cross
2020-12-12 17:07 ` Thibaut Verron
2020-12-13 4:56 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-13 5:20 ` Tim Cross
2020-12-13 9:54 ` Andrea Corallo via Emacs development discussions.
2020-12-13 22:59 ` Tim Cross
2020-12-14 0:32 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-12-14 0:54 ` Tim Cross
2020-12-14 4:36 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-12-14 5:45 ` Tim Cross
2020-12-15 5:44 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-14 10:03 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2020-12-14 14:57 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-12-14 15:01 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2020-12-14 15:12 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-12-14 15:52 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-14 0:16 ` Stephen Leake
2020-12-13 4:56 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-13 8:56 ` Vasilij Schneidermann
2020-12-14 5:50 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-14 6:45 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-12 13:48 ` Michael Albinus
2020-12-12 13:50 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-12-12 15:37 ` Tim Cross
2020-12-12 19:54 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-12 20:46 ` Stephen Leake
2020-12-12 21:24 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2020-12-12 21:48 ` Christopher Dimech
2020-12-13 0:39 ` Tim Cross
2020-12-13 1:28 ` Christopher Dimech
2020-12-13 5:03 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-13 4:58 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-12 21:06 ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-12-13 4:58 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-13 5:27 ` Christopher Dimech
2020-12-12 19:33 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-12 21:24 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2020-12-13 4:59 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-13 5:03 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-14 17:38 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-14 18:49 ` Vasilij Schneidermann
2020-12-14 22:13 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-14 19:10 ` Boruch Baum
2020-12-14 22:17 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-16 5:32 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-02 5:25 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-10 4:35 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-10 5:03 ` Boruch Baum [this message]
2020-12-10 5:55 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-10 6:39 ` "Open records", "good government principles", "corporate culture" Boruch Baum
2020-12-10 7:27 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-10 14:08 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-11 6:16 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-10 6:54 ` non-gnu elpa issue tracking Jean Louis
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