Re: My resignation from Emacs development

[Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>]

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I suggested

  > > I have complained before that the practice of discussing a feature
  > > change on the bug list caused feature change ideas not to be
  > > recognized as such.  People should help notify all of us
  > > that we are discussing a feature change.

You replied, pointing out some details of how things tend to work
currently:

  > When such discussions happen on the bug list, we generally try to add
  > to the discussion people who might be relevant or whose opinions we
  > want to hear.

Adding specific pertinent people is a helpful think to do, I agree.

                   In other cases, someone insists to move the discussion
  > to emacs-devel.

I'm simply suggesting that we make a point of thinking of this
in certain sitations.

  > Of course, mistakes can and do happen.  But the understanding that
  > some issues need broader discussions does exist, and there's no
  > intentional avoidance of that for some covert reasons.

None of us is perfect, and I don't think anyone had a ban intention
in handling that bug report thread.

By thinking consciously of the importance of bringing a feature
discussion to emacs-devel, we'll learn to remember hat more often.

  > Please also keep in mind that a person interested in some subject
  > could be off-line for some reason, not reading any of the Emacs lists,
  > when the discussion happens.  So even making sure all such discussions
  > happen on emacs-devel is not a guarantee that everyone who should be
  > involved will be.

I know.  It won't be guaranteed to happen.  But with all of us aware
that moving such discussions to emacs-devel, we will start noticing
oppprtunities to do that.

                       (I do agree that emacs-devel is a better place for
  > discussing important changes, I'm just saying it is not a panacea.)

I agree.  There are bo panaceas in this field.

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