Re: Supporting non-free SQL clients in ob-sql (was: [PATCH] ob-sql: Add support for Athena)

[Richard Stallman]

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  > > I think it is a good idea to document the reasoning for these
  > > decision.  But I think it does not necessarily have to be centralized
  > > in one file for all of Emacs.  Another alternative, also natural,
  > > would be to describe these decisions with the code that implements the
  > > support.

  > Will file header be a good place?

It's a reasonable candidate.

  > Note that there is little point adding the reasons behind supporting
  > non-free software if they cannot be easily found. Ideally, it should be
  > a standard place documented as code convention. Then, people can
  > consistently check the reasons (or lack of) behind each individual
  > non-free software support decision.

That is a valid point.

Sorry for the delay.

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