On 26 Dec 2015 3:51 pm, "Lars Ingebrigtsen" <larsi@gnus.org> wrote:
>
> raman <raman@google.com> writes:
>
> > Given that EWW is a relatively stand-alone package, should it also be
> > available via elpa  -- in addition to being bundled?
>
> No, that would make eww much more awkward to develop.  Making a package
> usable in one single environment (well, two with a release branch and
> trunk) is way, way, way less work than making it work over a larger
> range of environments.

Elpa packages don't have to target a large range of environments. They can
be aimed at just the latest stable.