Re: [nongnu] main 791bf67d0a: * elpa-packages (visual-fill-column): New package

[Philip Kaludercic]

Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se> writes:

> Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net> writes:
>
>> Why was the package added to NonGNU ELPA?  We were coordinating to add
>> the package to GNU ELPA:
>>
>> https://github.com/joostkremers/visual-fill-column/issues/52
>
> Oops, that's my bad.  I didn't think to check the open issues, as they
> are rarely useful.  I'll make it a habit to do that.
>
> What do we prefer to do now?  I'm more than happy to remove the package,
> of course.  The alternative is to just keep it there until it is ready
> for GNU ELPA, and users will seamlessly upgrade to the new archive.

>From my understanding GNU ELPA is preferred, and especially with
packages like there where there are just a few significant contributors,
I think checking if the copyright assignments can be collected (or have
already been signed) is worth the effort.

-- 
        Philip Kaludercic