a few questions on GNU ELPA

[Ivan Shmakov <ivan@siamics.net>]

	Reading elpa/README left me with a few unanswered questions.

	First of all, – when the package is of the multi-file variety,
	would the “release machinery” be somehow offended should
	I import the pre-release history /without/ the respective
	PKG/PKG.el file, – used (AIUI) for its Version: metadata field?
	(I’ll then push that file in a separate “release” commit.)

	Now, that same file is going to have a dozen lines of code
	(excluding comments) at most (that is: mainly the ‘defgroup’ and
	‘provide’ forms.)  Should I use the GPL3+ notice for that file
	(as the rest of the code uses), or would the simple
	all-permissive license [1] be also acceptable?

	Also regarding the release machinery, do I understand it
	correctly that there’s currently no way to maintain several
	(say, “development” and “stable”) branches in GNU ELPA?

	TIA.

[1] https://gnu.org/software/texinfo/manual/texinfo/html_node/All_002dpermissive-Copying-License.html

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