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> Cc: rms@gnu.org, joostkremers@fastmail.fm, ams@gnu.org, Emacs-devel@gnu.org,
>  monnier@iro.umontreal.ca, pcr910303@icloud.com, phillip.lord@russet.org.uk
> From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov@yandex.ru>
> Date: Fri, 15 May 2020 15:25:59 +0300
> 
> > Except that they fly in the face of what Stefan said and what "the
> > majority of users" out there think.  Why is that?
> 
> Could you clarify what you mean? Is it that passage?
> 
>    GNU packages that are available for use with Emacs, but are
> distributed separately from Emacs itself, for reasons of space, etc
> 
> They are indeed "available to use" and "distributed separately".

But only "for reasons of space, etc.".