> On Aug 27, 2021, at 9:38, Tim Cross <theophilusx@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> The right level of resistance to contributing can be a positive provided
> that level is set appropriately. Many of the discussions I've read about
> barriers to contributing to Emacs seem to be centred around
> discoverability rather than honours process. Perhaps addressing that
> aspect would be worthwhile rather than trying to re-engineer a whole new
> framework?


I found this blog article very valuable (even though I find the conclusion mistaken)
https://www.fosskers.ca/en/blog/contributing-to-emacs

There is nothing intrinsically difficult in using email for this process, and if email is defined as the "channel" through which contributions to emacs are made, I am sure young people will catch up very quickly.

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Jean-Christophe Helary @brandelune
https://mac4translators.blogspot.com
https://sr.ht/~brandelune/omegat-as-a-book/