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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:287562 Archived-At: > It seems there are some packages there which haven't received any > update in a very long time (>5 years). Maybe there is a way to > put them is a sort of obsolete/archived/unmaintained state... > In order to keep them, but at least not confuse the new users, > or wrongly suggest to use them. Some cars need to go to the mechanic every month, which makes sense for them. Some don't. Some people need to go to the doctor often; others don't. Why should Emacs assume that no change to a package means the package is not being maintained (let alone is obsolete)? > I have found some packages that doesn't even work or rely on some > features that were obsoleted or removed. That's something entirely different. Report such specific problems.