From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Emacs Package Management Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:03:11 -0400 Message-ID: References: <485b0c380808011427n4d3144eey3f8daf3abac83bf4@mail.gmail.com> <87ej589vku.fsf@hagelb.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1217786619 19183 80.91.229.12 (3 Aug 2008 18:03:39 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2008 18:03:39 +0000 (UTC) Cc: tromey@redhat.com, Phil Hagelberg , spedrosa@gmail.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: rms@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Aug 03 20:04:29 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KPhwS-0008Qm-EK for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:04:28 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:36775 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KPhvX-0004eQ-HV for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:03:31 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KPhvT-0004dz-2i for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:03:27 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KPhvR-0004dS-9I for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:03:26 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=42067 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KPhvR-0004dP-6R for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:03:25 -0400 Original-Received: from chene.dit.umontreal.ca ([132.204.246.20]:39548) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KPhvM-00033D-FP; Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:03:20 -0400 Original-Received: from ceviche.home (vpn-132-204-232-21.acd.umontreal.ca [132.204.232.21]) by chene.dit.umontreal.ca (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id m73I3B02013325; Sun, 3 Aug 2008 14:03:12 -0400 Original-Received: by ceviche.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 42F13B404F; Sun, 3 Aug 2008 14:03:11 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: (Richard M. Stallman's message of "Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:33:39 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-NAI-Spam-Score: 0 X-NAI-Spam-Rules: 1 Rules triggered RV3073=0 X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:102003 Archived-At: > As the original author of rinari, I can see a place for packages in such > a system that are not part of Emacs, but still have their copyright > assigned to the FSF. > That might be a good idea; I have nothing against it. Yes, it sounds like a very good idea. > However, even these packages should not load CL at run time. I don't see any benefit in trying to enforce such a restriction. > Loading it encroaches on the user's namespace. If so, the user is free to not use that package. Stefan