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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.



  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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