From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Richard Stallman Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: C-h C-i Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 15:18:20 -0400 Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <877jxty4gg.fsf@emacswiki.org> <87vflafi4g.fsf@emptyhost.emptydomain.de> <873c6sogur.fsf@mail.jurta.org> <87wu26xjey.fsf@mail.jurta.org> <87pt7y32au.fsf@floss.red-bean.com> <87smcts5e4.fsf@mail.jurta.org> <87hdt8z9ep.fsf@floss.red-bean.com> Reply-To: rms@gnu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1087759136 21262 80.91.224.253 (20 Jun 2004 19:18:56 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 19:18:56 +0000 (UTC) Cc: juri@jurta.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Sun Jun 20 21:18:49 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1Bc7q5-0005b6-00 for ; Sun, 20 Jun 2004 21:18:49 +0200 Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1Bc7q5-00032a-00 for ; Sun, 20 Jun 2004 21:18:49 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1Bc7rH-0002mi-Uj for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Sun, 20 Jun 2004 15:20:03 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1Bc7rE-0002m4-So for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 20 Jun 2004 15:20:01 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1Bc7rD-0002lZ-Ir for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 20 Jun 2004 15:19:59 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1Bc7rD-0002lE-H5 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 20 Jun 2004 15:19:59 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.164] (helo=fencepost.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1Bc7pd-0003lI-Ss for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 20 Jun 2004 15:18:22 -0400 Original-Received: from rms by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.34) id 1Bc7pc-0007im-EM; Sun, 20 Jun 2004 15:18:20 -0400 Original-To: kfogel@red-bean.com In-reply-to: <87hdt8z9ep.fsf@floss.red-bean.com> (message from Karl Fogel on 18 Jun 2004 19:19:42 -0500) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:25126 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:25126 When you see everyone spinning out into "what color to paint the bikeshed" discussions, it is a sign that nothing more compelling has presented itself to occupy them. The main area that needs work, for a new release, is to update the manual. If you don't know of something else to work on, how about looking in etc/NEWS for some items not yet updated in the manual, and updating them? Another important area for further work is to test the mbox-format Rmail branch, so that we can install it. I want that to be installed before the release. Does anyone know of any other areas that need work? We were discussing how to record this information, but what really matters is the substance of the information. I will create a file etc/FOR-RELEASE, and start it off as below. Would people please post other items of work they believe is needed? ** Test the mbox branch of Rmail. ** Install the mbox branch of Rmail. ** Finish updating the Emacs Lisp manual. ** Finish checking the Emacs Lisp manual. ** Update the Emacs Manual. ** Check the Emacs Lisp manual.