Re: On Contributing To Emacs

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Po Lu <luangruo@yahoo.com> writes:
> IIRC the whole concept of straight.el is based around pulling packages
> off individual authors' repositories.

> I don't think that's what we want to do in Emacs. For example, one such
> package provides integration with Apple's dis-service Siri and its
> proprietary client shipped with macOS.

> Apart from installing packages in such a haphazard fashion, I really
> don't see what else straight.el does better than package.el.


Dec 26, 2021, 09:56 by yantar92@gmail.com:
> I do see some advantages:
> 1. Ability to review actual changes (commits) made in a package since
> last update
> 2. Ability to maintain a personal set of patches/changes to a package
> while still being able to update to the latest version.


Or to automate building and installing multiple local repositories.  Or
many other things that makes straight.el one of the most popular packages
of all time.

Emacs can be used to write proprietary malware.  From that logic, we
should also stop developing Emacs then.