From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Mingde (Matthew) Zeng" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: NonGNU ELPA Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 01:01:27 -0400 Message-ID: <875z8fy6oo.fsf@posteo.net> References: <2230445.gl5ngIzrzN@terra> <87h7s0sr5w.fsf@gkayaalp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="37389"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: mu4e 1.4.13; emacs 27.1 Cc: =?utf-8?B?R8ODwrZrdHXDhMKf?= Kayaalp , tmt_vdl@gmx.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: rms@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Tue Sep 15 07:02:52 2020 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1kI37E-0009cg-GI for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 15 Sep 2020 07:02:52 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:55048 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kI37D-0000Pv-B9 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 15 Sep 2020 01:02:51 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:37848) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kI361-0008OV-1M for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 15 Sep 2020 01:01:37 -0400 Original-Received: from mout02.posteo.de ([185.67.36.66]:59379) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kI35w-00044o-Lt for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 15 Sep 2020 01:01:36 -0400 Original-Received: from submission (posteo.de [89.146.220.130]) by mout02.posteo.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4C8102400FD for ; Tue, 15 Sep 2020 07:01:29 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=posteo.net; s=2017; t=1600146089; bh=sPPZzoREIvgnFDTABzdxKwi+HI7dsuvSWqLC4muoDrQ=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:From; b=pNuyO+D0B0Rkr3Z6ITU/YJA7sq8Mgj0/6wkCPPgiR1zb7xe8856a8PnmHe7fMLNJs skOYDIkHMPN565aT29wiL+WMP2O9HMP8hmC1NDSDLUYItSTtCuXBb9xywVtxU43zdk 5xoYUufTWn6ifaI5IX6skI6JML9kIks3E2b/wtDWF2e2qHxBTpeysFfFDQqRmFPu9Y 6b94Qc1mvBHR5/9hw0kRZUiJfDJ2oy9SxEkiNP8odGwYT41FXAT8O6Uxz5uy5vjChe fQ+VaP/EE85JtlYcSmiDJg6NcZ5T+OMKOcUYWI88Oq/zhq7qA+T/LasA08CeBQgtYa 4xQQFQOevNdRw== Original-Received: from customer (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by submission (posteo.de) with ESMTPSA id 4BrB0800txz9rxP; Tue, 15 Sep 2020 07:01:27 +0200 (CEST) In-reply-to: Received-SPF: pass client-ip=185.67.36.66; envelope-from=matthewzmd@posteo.net; helo=mout02.posteo.de X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: First seen = 2020/09/14 23:23:47 X-ACL-Warn: Detected OS = Linux 3.11 and newer [fuzzy] X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." 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:255705 Archived-At: > > Wouldn=E2=80=99t this be just another MELPA, essentially? > > Nothing like it. We will decide which packages to put in > NonGNU ELPA, and we can modify the code if necessary. Is the modification going to be sent to package upstream as well? If yes, w= hat if the package author doesn't like the changes? > > THe plan was published here a few weeks ago. Link to the plan to save people time searching for it: https://lists.gnu.or= g/archive/html/emacs-devel/2020-08/msg00152.html I see how it differs from MELPA, but I still don't quite understand why wou= ld an user want to use this instead of MELPA, which is more popular, less s= trict than ELPA and doesn't require a copyright assignment. -- Mingde (Matthew) Zeng