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Re: emacs-29 9b775ddc057 1/2: ; * etc/EGLOT-NEWS: Fix wording of last ch


From: Eli Zaretskii
Subject: Re: emacs-29 9b775ddc057 1/2: ; * etc/EGLOT-NEWS: Fix wording of last change.
Date: Fri, 12 May 2023 15:34:54 +0300

> Date: Mon, 08 May 2023 14:24:25 +0300
> From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
> Cc: philipk@posteo.net, monnier@iro.umontreal.ca, emacs-devel@gnu.org
> 
> > Regarding potential downsides in general:
> > 
> > - We simply increase the odds of breakage when a built-in package is 
> > upgraded because it will reach more people, across different Emacs 
> > versions. There is good and bad in that (features will reach them faster 
> > too), but it's something to consider.
> > 
> > - I very rarely use Tramp or Org. I don't use ERC or bind-key. Or 
> > so-long, python, ntlm, use-package, verilog-mode. Unlike other installed 
> > packages (which I have hand-picked), these packages are here just by the 
> > virtue of being included in Emacs, but flipping the pref will also cause 
> > them to be upgraded (downloaded, take time unarchiving, take up space) 
> > every time there is a new version out. It's nothing dangerous 
> > (probably), but seems unfortunate anyway.
> 
> AFAIU, the "U" command is not for everyone.  There are alternatives
> which allow selective upgrades, and users who don't want "surprises",
> or want the upgrade to take as little time and disk space as possible,
> should use those alternatives instead of "U".  I'll try to make that
> clear in the documentation.

Now done, please review and comment.



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