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List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:208106 Archived-At: On Sat, Oct 08 2016, Drew Adams wrote: >> AFAICT the layout of files inside the Emacs directory is, or should be, >> more or less irrelevant to the end user of Emacs. We do not need to >> maintain the current directory structure, to maintain the user >> experience. > > Why do you think so? A somewhat large part of this user's user > experience involves interacting with that directory structure. > > I would not consider it a benign change to mess with that structure. > Sometimes change that I am not in favor of need to be made, or > at least some think that they need to be made. So far, I don't see > why a change in where Emacs Lisp files are stored (distributed) is > needed. As a mere Emacs user, I totally agree. A feature of the present directory structure I most appreciate is the fact that I can (and do) install simultaneously several versions of Emacs. It always amazes me that I can use them concurrently without any issues. I wouldn't want to lose that functionality. My two-cent's worth. Best wishes,