From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Gnus in Emacs is updated to No Gnus 0.7 Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:07:18 +0900 Message-ID: <87640rxopl.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <87zly3y4ru.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <87odejy30k.fsf@catnip.gol.com> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1193584066 19416 80.91.229.12 (28 Oct 2007 15:07:46 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:07:46 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Leo Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Oct 28 16:07:48 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Im9jt-0000Gf-Iy for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:07:45 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Im9jk-0007sL-Mb for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:07:36 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Im9jd-0007mJ-RL for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:07:29 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Im9jb-0007ie-My for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:07:29 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Im9jb-0007iT-E7 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:07:27 -0400 Original-Received: from smtp02.dentaku.gol.com ([203.216.5.72]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Im9jV-00045T-Jh; Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:07:22 -0400 Original-Received: from 203-216-97-240.dsl.gol.ne.jp ([203.216.97.240] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp02.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) id 1Im9jT-0005fG-FA; Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:07:19 +0900 Original-Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 54E212F4C; Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:07:18 +0900 (JST) System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: (Leo's message of "Sun\, 28 Oct 2007 14\:49\:41 +0000") Original-Lines: 19 X-Abuse-Complaints: abuse@gol.com X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:81963 Archived-At: Leo writes: > Is there a point to make 4 versions of gnus Yes. There really only two: the stable distribution (5.11 and 5.10.8), and the development distribution (5.13 and No Gnus). The members of each pair are more or less the same as each other, the only difference being whether they're bundled with Emacs or not. > It is unnecessarily confusing for new users. I doubt they care, unless they're making a bug report, and it's exactly for the purpose of bug reports that the current numbering exists... -Miles -- My spirit felt washed. With blood. [Eli Shin, on "The Passion of the Christ"]