From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Chong Yidong Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: bootstrap problem with union Lisp_Object Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:46:16 -0500 Message-ID: <87bqzgqtbr.fsf@stupidchicken.com> References: <55DA5764-DDB6-4858-9CE2-065857CDC863@gnu.org> <0D268F0D-B278-4307-86E3-E0FCE7A3B57B@raeburn.org> <87pso6anui.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> <87wtibiti7.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <877jaalwq9.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <87zmn3wyv9.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <87r78f3u8w.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1134791214 32084 80.91.229.2 (17 Dec 2005 03:46:54 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 03:46:54 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org, monnier@iro.umontreal.ca, "Kim F. Storm" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Dec 17 04:46:45 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EnT1m-0003NU-PC for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 17 Dec 2005 04:46:35 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EnT2V-0006kr-Od for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:47:19 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1EnT2H-0006iF-S4 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:47:05 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1EnT2G-0006g7-3e for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:47:05 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EnT2F-0006fy-Pb for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:47:03 -0500 Original-Received: from [18.95.6.226] (helo=localhost.localdomain) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1EnT4m-0004Lp-12; Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:49:40 -0500 Original-Received: by localhost.localdomain (Postfix, from userid 1000) id CD7451E42E3; Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:46:16 -0500 (EST) Original-To: rms@gnu.org In-Reply-To: (Richard M. Stallman's message of "Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:04:38 -0500") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:47926 Archived-At: "Richard M. Stallman" writes: > We more or less have had a feature freeze since May 2004, and have > been "fixing more bugs" ever since in preparation for the pretest. > > In May 2004 we had a lot of tasks to do before we could make a > release, including finishing updating the manual. Everyone wanted a > release, but few people helped update the manual. We also had various > other serious problems to be solved, some of which you have helped > solve. We are much closer now. By 2008, I'm sure we will be even closer; and still closer in 2010, 2012, etc.