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From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
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Subject: Re: apropos commands for commands, user options, all functions,
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I made set-variable read only user option names because I thought
it was mainly useful for non-Lisp-programmers who wouldn't
know about typing setq.  If it is common for experienced users
to prefer set-variable over setq for convenience, then let's
make set-variable allow any variable name.

So far I've heard from 2 or 3 people that want this.
Would others please try it and say if they find they actually use if?