Re: How much I can rely on etc/TODO

[Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>]

> From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
> Cc: lxsameer@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org
> Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 19:13:33 -0400
> 
>   > The last non-trivial change was a year ago.  The one before that, 2
>   > years ago.
> 
> It sounds like we're updating the file just fine,
> but we're not doing much works on the tasks listed in it.

Was it ever different?  If it was, I don't remember.

> We're adding a lot of features to Emacs, but not based on plans.

I don't remember Emacs development ever advancing according to plan.
It would be nice to have that, I agree, but I don't think it's
possible in practice.  People work on what they feel like working;
telling them something else is much more important for Emacs is
unlikely to change their preferences.