Re: master d506d91b1f 2/2: Make linum.el obsolete

[Stefan Kangas]

Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net> writes:

>> If we still have a feeling in 2032 that there are users out there, we
>> can always just postpone its removal for N more years.  We've done that
>> before.
>
> What other examples are there?

See for example the comment in `interactive-p', or Bug#50999 on deleting
obsolete libraries in Emacs 29.1.

> I have the impression that line numbering is a pretty popular feature,
> that might be lingering around in many configurations for ages without
> anyone noticing it.

That concern is valid, however I do think our track record shows that we
can and do take such concerns into account when deciding whether or not
we should delete obsolete things.