Re: dash.el [was: Re: Imports / inclusion of s.el into Emacs]

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Dmitry Gutov <address@hidden>
> Date: Sun, 17 May 2020 22:21:33 +0300
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> On 17.05.2020 21:38, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > What happened here was something completely different.  "Here's a new
> > package, it does this and that." -- "Not sure we should have it in
> > core, how about if you put it on ELPA for the time being?"
> 
> Yes, we did say that.
> 
> And then, we never went back to reconsider, to put any of such packages 
> into the core.

That's not very relevant to the issue at hand.  Let's not change the
subject.

> And we never got any complaints about that, either.

Here I am, complaining.

> So I'm saying it's generally a good thing for most packages, to be put 
> into ELPA instead. We didn't explain that outright (which is 
> suboptimal), but it seems like most submitters realized this afterward.

Of course, you'd say that: you think packages should be on ELPA as a
matter of principle.  You also think we should take some of what is
already in Emacs and put it on ELPA instead.  I wouldn't expect a
balanced opinion from you on this matter.