From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: xenodasein--- via "Emacs development discussions." Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: On Contributing To Emacs Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2021 07:15:09 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: References: <83zgoopkwb.fsf@gnu.org> <874k6wsajh.fsf@posteo.net> Reply-To: xenodasein@tutanota.de Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="15560"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: philipk@posteo.net, stefankangas@gmail.com, ofv@wanadoo.es To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sun Dec 26 07:17:20 2021 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1n1MqN-0003tl-Qf for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Sun, 26 Dec 2021 07:17:19 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:54398 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1n1MqM-0005gB-B3 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Sun, 26 Dec 2021 01:17:18 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:38060) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1n1MoK-0004sd-UO for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 26 Dec 2021 01:15:13 -0500 Original-Received: from w4.tutanota.de ([81.3.6.165]:57754) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1n1MoJ-0006SJ-4G for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 26 Dec 2021 01:15:12 -0500 Original-Received: from w3.tutanota.de (unknown [192.168.1.164]) by w4.tutanota.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E3AF10602D8; Sun, 26 Dec 2021 06:15:09 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; t=1640499309; s=s1; d=tutanota.de; h=From:From:To:To:Subject:Subject:Content-Description:Content-ID:Content-Type:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Cc:Cc:Date:Date:In-Reply-To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:MIME-Version:Message-ID:Message-ID:Reply-To:References:References:Sender; bh=PGuDHeszIYehL1D+rM7Mh+RydP6ivApcV+7E6quomd8=; b=uPtq0+rVQx28eW/7JbHrRVp/1xEgJrmmjvW6r1OJ9RcrmR8l6aYa91F4kqG3Bamp pP9FmVfYrNnOXqQGbG6WCcvmB5Z4NTz6mu0m3ndegmVZDNCiCifgNQqe677n5dN0YTf cVBkh9PU/ZGH/P0uERPa1XgWBP+n3w1ki2ZrVpc1TB6THfKHfIugro2nFDaGfZVHJ+c Gk1JpiwmHquaeLFQbAyxGIaJb81WuHjZ5MRiwCWgZLcRUR4OI2pfW34X3uSp15pqu6G 2+skcYERWsGhNsRb6UGWM8tmO+HYfQMBfk3KcVycuNfbJ7W7krPC/KCK2H5uVwO0t11 lPCGqqRe3g== In-Reply-To: Received-SPF: pass client-ip=81.3.6.165; envelope-from=xenodasein@tutanota.de; helo=w4.tutanota.de X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3=-0.01, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=-0.01, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:283257 Archived-At: Dec 25, 2021, 22:57 by ofv@wanadoo.es: > Instead of opinions, use facts: ask the author of that package. Agreed, I should have done that first.=C2=A0 A fact is though something made them take that decision. Dec 26, 2021, 00:53 by stefankangas@gmail.com: >> xenodasein--- via "Emacs development discussions." >> writes: >> The effort spent on it should have both improved existing package.el >> and also add straight.el like functionality to it.=C2=A0 Whether it is a= ll under >> feature 'package or multiple features. > Sure, agreed. What can we do about that though? It is always going to > be tempting to write your own library instead of improving what exists. That is the question to focus on.=C2=A0 Maybe not being the first author is a deterrent? =C2=A0 Would something like "Author: emacs-devel" help?