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> Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 16:13:06 +0200
> From: <tomas@tuxteam.de>
> Cc: "help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org" <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
> 
> On Tue, Jul 30, 2019 at 04:10:09PM +0200, ndame wrote:
> > > My sense is that the OP's question was not so much about
> > > mechanics but rather about the level of curation.
> > 
> > Exactly. I don't want to put a package into the core right now. I'm just
> > curious if there is a distinction of packages "belonging to the core" or
> > anything can go into the core regardless of purpose if the papers are OK.
> 
> No idea whether there's any formalism in place.

No formal policy, just pragmatic decisions.