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Re: [ANN] New library stream.el in ELPA
From: |
Stephen J. Turnbull |
Subject: |
Re: [ANN] New library stream.el in ELPA |
Date: |
Tue, 20 Oct 2015 19:20:46 +0900 |
John Wiegley writes:
> Although we have no hard and fast rule yet for what goes into core
> and ELPA, I expect moving things into core to offer a better reason
> than "because I want it there". Such a package should provide:
>
> - a basic functionality we expect to be commonly used,
> - supports a package already in core,
> - provides some justification for being in the default
> distribution and thus subject to maintenance by the core
> maintainers.
>
> If it can't answer those questions, it should be in ELPA.
Of course, as Daniel was at pains to point out, there are cases where
"it's just too Hello-Kitty-cute to not be in core" is an answer to all
three (though the connection of cuteness to "supports package" is as
tenuous as the smile on a maintainer's face, I admit ;-).
Not-entirely-tongue-in-cheek-ly y'rs,
- Re: [ANN] New library stream.el in ELPA, (continued)
- Re: [ANN] New library stream.el in ELPA, Nicolas Petton, 2015/10/14
- Re: [ANN] New library stream.el in ELPA, John Wiegley, 2015/10/14
- Re: [ANN] New library stream.el in ELPA, Nicolas Petton, 2015/10/14
- Re: [ANN] New library stream.el in ELPA, John Wiegley, 2015/10/15
- Re: [ANN] New library stream.el in ELPA, Nicolas Petton, 2015/10/14
- Re: [ANN] New library stream.el in ELPA, raman, 2015/10/14
- Re: [ANN] New library stream.el in ELPA, John Wiegley, 2015/10/14
- Re: [ANN] New library stream.el in ELPA, Daniel Colascione, 2015/10/18
- Re: [ANN] New library stream.el in ELPA, Stephen J. Turnbull, 2015/10/19
- Re: [ANN] New library stream.el in ELPA, John Wiegley, 2015/10/20
- Re: [ANN] New library stream.el in ELPA,
Stephen J. Turnbull <=
- Re: [ANN] New library stream.el in ELPA, Daniel Colascione, 2015/10/20
- Re: [ANN] New library stream.el in ELPA, John Wiegley, 2015/10/20
- Re: [ANN] New library stream.el in ELPA, Jay Belanger, 2015/10/20
- Re: [ANN] New library stream.el in ELPA, David Kastrup, 2015/10/20
- Re: [ANN] New library stream.el in ELPA, Nicolas Petton, 2015/10/23
- Re: [ANN] New library stream.el in ELPA, John Wiegley, 2015/10/23
Re: [ANN] New library stream.el in ELPA, Michael Heerdegen, 2015/10/15
Re: [ANN] New library stream.el in ELPA, John Mastro, 2015/10/15