Re: [nongnu] main 74116339a8 2/3: * elpa-packages (anzu): New package

[Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>]

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>>> I also think we should have a "rating" system in place, which should
>>> also somehow include information on which version/date the user rated
>>> the package in.
>> Would also be nice.
>
> I don't know how to do that, OTOH (at least in a way that's not too
> susceptible to ridiculous amounts of bias).

"Bias" in what sense?

>>> I'm not sure if we should have a public record of packages we decide
>>> *not* to add.  If we did, one place to put it would be just directly
>>> `nongnu/elpa-packages` itself, in the regular alphabetical order, which
>>> is a place you're less likely to forget looking in.
>> It might not be bad to collect these notes somewhere.
>
> I agree with Stefan (the usurper) in that `elpa-packages` is a good
> place for that.

Ok, I am fine with that.

>> But as the package is already borderline heretical, I hesitate to do
>> something like this (the same applies to updating the default rcirc
>> and erc server lists).
>
> Maybe we can make it safe enough via something like
>
>     (when (member package-archives
>                   '((("gnu" . "https://..."))
>                     (("gnu" . "http://..."))))
>       (add-to-list 'package-archives '("nongnu" . ...)))
>
> so it only adds the entry when nothing's been changed yet.

Yes, this was my idea.

-- 
	Philip Kaludercic