Re: Org mode and Emacs

[Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net>]

Bastien <bzg@gnu.org> writes:

>> I am wondering how many Emacs developers contributed to Org in the past.
>> In particular, before we switched away from .texi manual.
>
> My impression is that these contributions have been small in size of
> text modified but very useful and regular, at least as much useful as
> the occasional ones received from Org casual contributors.

Hmm. I tried (in Emacs git repo), skipping contributions from Org
maintainers:

git shortlog -- doc/misc/org.texi (see below for shortened output)

The overwhelming majority of the commits are (1) typos; (2) texinfo
markup changes (not needed as long as we follow the conventions in
ox-texinfo); (3) copyright year updates; (4) some common wording
conventions, like using "GNU" or https in urls.

This was since 2007.

git shortlog -- doc/misc/org.org is since Feb 2021 (3 years)

Eli Zaretskii (1):
      <copyright>

Glenn Morris (3):
      <moving from texi to org source>
      <copyright>

Hanno Perrey (1):
      ; * doc/misc/org.org: fix capture context example

Stefan Kangas (14):
      <typos>
      Avoid treating number as an enum in the org manual
      Drop support for the dead third-party w3 package
      <merges>
      Recommend NonGNU ELPA over MELPA
      Delete broken link to Network Theory Ltd.
      ; Prefer HTTPS to HTTP in many URLs

Total 19 commits from Emacs contributors.

For the same 3 year period org.texi saw
git shortlog --since 2018 -- doc/misc/org.texi
21 commits.

As expected, we are no longer seeing texinfo markup fixes, except a
single work around a bug in Emacs Info command. All other types of the
contributions from Emacs devs are not stopping.

I conclude that .org version of the manual did not cause reduced
contributions from Emacs devs compared to .texi version. And I believe
that automated export is useful to avoid dealing with texinfo issues in
addition to our own .org issues we would have to address anyway.

-------------------

git shortlog -- doc/misc/org.texi

Alan Mackenzie (1):
      Expunge "allow" + infinitive without direct object from source and doc.

Andreas Schwab (2):
      <2 commits fixing texinfo markup>

Chong Yidong (3):
      * org.texi (Org Plot): Fix tags (Bug#3507).
      * org.texi (Workflow states, Agenda commands): Fix tags (Bug#3508).
      <1 merge>      

Eli Zaretskii (4):
      <3 commits fixing texinfo markup>
      <1 commit fixing typo>

Glenn Morris (57):
      <several commits moving files around Emacs repo>
      Update Back-Cover Text as per maintain.info.
      Change to GFDL 1.2.  Refer to license in Emacs manual.
      <typos>
      <copyright year updates>
      Peter Tury  <tury.peter at gmail.com>  (tiny change)
      Peter Tury  <tury.peter at gmail.com>  (tiny change)
      Nuke arch-tags.
      Standardize possessive apostrophe usage in manuals, docs, and comments Ref: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2012-02/msg00649.html
      <texinfo markup fixes>
      Standardize case of "Front-Cover Texts" in texi file permissions notices.
      <merges>
      Replace doc references to load-hooks
      Distribute the real source for some doc/misc manuals (bug#45143)

Juanma Barranquero (7):
      <typos>

Karl Berry (1):
      <texinfo markup fixes>

Lars Ingebrigtsen (1):
      <texinfo markup fixes>

Mario Lang (2):
      <typos>

Martin Rudalics (1):
      <texinfo markup>

Mauro Aranda (1):
      <texinfo markup>

Michael Albinus (6):
      Document remote file name syntax change
      <texinfo markup>
      * doc/misc/org.texi (Installation): Fix clone commands.

Miles Bader (2):
      <merges>

Paul Eggert (54):
     <spelling>
     <copyright years>
     <texinfo markup>
      Simplify use of current-time and friends.
      Fix some 24-hour time stamps in documentation.
      Modernize usage of 'macOS' in doc and comments
      Prefer HTTPS to FTP and HTTP in documentation
      <merges>
      Update some URLs

Radon Rosborough (1):
      Add early init file, stop package-initialize insertion

Stefan Kangas (2):
      ; Prefer https to http in more URLs
      Avoid recommending Google

Stefan Monnier (3):
      <merges>
      * src/print.c (syms_of_print) <print_quoted>: Set default to true

Stephen Eglen (1):
      <typos>

Ville Skyttä (1):
      <typos>


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