Re: CVS is the `released version'

[JD Smith]

On Mon, 21 May 2007 12:46:42 +0200, David Kastrup wrote:

> I can't see how this would in any way diminuish the FSF's ability to
> develop Emacs as an FSF-copyrighted package.  At the current point of
> time, both pulling a (non-standardized) package into Emacs and
> maintaining it externally is a source of pain. 

Isn't that the point?  That pain may be the motivation to assign
copyright and move a package into the mainline Emacs distribution.
Relieving it would lessen that motivation.  On the other hand, the
pain may simply discourage any development.  It's a fine line to walk.

At the very minimum, an integrated, easy to use capability to update
assigned, core Emacs packages between releases would be very welcome.