Re: Why are so many great packages not trying to get included in GNU Emacs?

[Richard Stallman]

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  > An alternative could be adding MELPA too by default to package-archives,
  > but with a filtered package list.

  > This way out of the box emacs would be in control what can be installed
  > from MELPA, so there is less need to move the package into ELPA.

Yes indeed -- and that is the drawback of that proposal.

We want the developers of the MELPA packages that users like
to sign copyright assignments so we can put those packages into GNU ELPA.

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Dr Richard Stallman
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