[Emacs-diffs] trunk r115904: Merge some info from etc/MORE.STUFF into efaq.texi

[Glenn Morris]

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revno: 115904
revision-id: address@hidden
parent: address@hidden
committer: Glenn Morris <address@hidden>
branch nick: trunk
timestamp: Tue 2014-01-07 00:35:29 -0800
message:
  Merge some info from etc/MORE.STUFF into efaq.texi
  
  * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Basic editing, Packages that do not come with Emacs):
  Merge in some info from etc/MORE.STUFF.
modified:
  doc/misc/ChangeLog             changelog-20091113204419-o5vbwnq5f7feedwu-6331
  doc/misc/efaq.texi             faq.texi-20091113204419-o5vbwnq5f7feedwu-6301

=== modified file 'doc/misc/ChangeLog'
--- a/doc/misc/ChangeLog        2014-01-06 05:25:46 +0000
+++ b/doc/misc/ChangeLog        2014-01-07 08:35:29 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2014-01-07  Glenn Morris  <address@hidden>
+
+       * efaq.texi (Basic editing, Packages that do not come with Emacs):
+       Merge in some info from etc/MORE.STUFF.
+
 2014-01-05  Paul Eggert  <address@hidden>
 
        Specify .texi encoding (Bug#16292).

=== modified file 'doc/misc/efaq.texi'
--- a/doc/misc/efaq.texi        2014-01-06 05:25:46 +0000
+++ b/doc/misc/efaq.texi        2014-01-07 08:35:29 +0000
@@ -562,6 +562,9 @@
 Emacs help works best if it is invoked by a single key whose value
 should be stored in the variable @code{help-char}.
 
+Some Emacs slides and tutorials can be found at
address@hidden://web.psung.name/emacs/}.
+
 @node Learning how to do something
 @section How do I find out how to do something in Emacs?
 @cindex Help for Emacs
@@ -3305,31 +3308,41 @@
 @cindex Emacs Lisp List
 @cindex Emacs Lisp Archive
 
-Your first port of call should be the @kbd{M-x list-packages} command.
-This connects to the @uref{http:///elpa.gnu.org, GNU ELPA} (``Emacs
-Lisp Package Archive'') server and fetches the list of additional
-packages that it offers.  These are GNU packages that are available
-for use with Emacs, but are distributed separately.  Select a package
-to get more details about the features that it offers, and then if you
-wish, Emacs can download and automatically install it for you.
-
address@hidden://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/sje30/emacs/ell.html, The Emacs Lisp
-List (ELL)}, maintained by Stephen Eglen,
-aims to provide one compact list with links to all of the current Emacs
-Lisp files on the Internet.  The ELL can be browsed over the web, or
-from Emacs with @uref{http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/sje30/emacs/ell.el,
-the @file{ell} package}.
-
-Many authors post their packages to the @uref{news:gnu.emacs.sources,
-Emacs sources newsgroup}.  You can search the archives of this
-group with @uref{http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.emacs.sources, Google},
-or @uref{http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.sources, Gmane}, for example.
-
-Several packages are stored in
address@hidden://emacswiki.org/elisp/, the Lisp area of the Emacs Wiki}.
-
-Read the file @file{etc/MORE.STUFF} for more information about
-external packages.
+The easiest way to add more features to your Emacs is to use the
+command @kbd{M-x list-packages}.  This contacts the
address@hidden:///elpa.gnu.org, GNU ELPA} (``Emacs Lisp Package Archive'')
+server and fetches the list of additional packages that it offers.
+These are GNU packages that are available for use with Emacs, but are
+distributed separately from Emacs itself, for reasons of space, etc.
+You can browse the resulting @file{*Packages*} buffer to see what is
+available, and then Emacs can automatically download and install the
+packages that you select.  @xref{Packages,,, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}.
+
+There are other, non-GNU, Emacs Lisp package servers, including:
address@hidden://melpa.milkbox.net, MELPA}; and
address@hidden://marmalade-repo.org, Marmalade}.  To use additional
+package servers, customize the @code{package-archives} variable.
+Be aware that installing a package can run arbitrary code, so only add
+sources that you trust.
+
+The @uref{https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-emacs-sources,
+GNU Emacs sources mailing list}, which is gatewayed to the
address@hidden:gnu.emacs.sources, Emacs sources newsgroup} (although the
+connection between the two can be unreliable) is an official place
+where people can post or announce their extensions to Emacs.
+
+The @uref{http://emacswiki.org, Emacs Wiki} contains pointers to some
+additional extensions.  @uref{http://wikemacs.org, WikEmacs} is an
+alternative wiki for Emacs.
+
address@hidden://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/sje30/emacs/ell.html, The Emacs
+Lisp List (ELL)}, has pointers to many Emacs Lisp files, but at time
+of writing it is no longer being updated.
+
+It is impossible for us to list here all the sites that offer Emacs
+Lisp packages.  If you are interested in a specific feature, then
+after checking Emacs itself and GNU ELPA, a web search is often the
+best way to find results.
 
 @node Spell-checkers
 @section Spell-checkers