Re: New Package for NonGNU-ELPA: clojure-ts-mode

[Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>]

> From: Danny Freeman <danny@dfreeman.email>
> Cc: Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>, danny@dfreeman.email,
>  emacs-devel@gnu.org, manuel.uberti@inventati.org
> Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2023 09:02:20 -0400
> 
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
> 
> > I agree.  Perhaps the contributions to clojure-ts-mode could be
> > re-assessed: those that are small don't need copyright assignments.
> 
> I don't think it's going to be possible. Primary contributors do no want
> to put this in core and do not want to require copyright assignment to
> contribute to clojure-ts-mode.

Don't agree because they oppose that as a matter of principle, or
don't agree because they think it's too much work?

I'm suggesting to look at the numbers and see who of the contributors
really needs to sign the legal paperwork.  The results might surprise
us, but even if they don't, what possible harm could it do to collect
those LOC counts for each contributor, so that we all are on the same
page regarding the magnitude of the problem?

Or let me turn the table ans ask: suppose no CA paperwork was needed:
would they still oppose adding these modes to Emacs?

Maybe the people involved don't really want to see this in core even
if possible.  But if so, I guess they are unwilling to contribute the
package to Emacs, which makes this whole discussion futile and
pointless to begin with.

> Clojure-mode and cider were never moved to the core for the same
> reason. I have already had this conversation with them a number of
> times but was unable to make a convincing argument.

What are the counter-arguments?