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List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:283591 Archived-At: Eli Zaretskii writes: >> But some packages in Emacs core are also distributed via ELPA, which is >> the source of confusion here. > > OK, but I still don't see what could we say about that that would help > someone in the context of what CONTRIBUTE is for. That's why I asked. I think we should say what was in the patch I proposed. Understanding what core packages are is useful if you are looking to contribute a new library, because without such an understanding there is no way to make an informed the decision about the various ways to integrate your package into Emacs. If anyone wants to write a better version of what I wrote, that's fine by me.