Re: New Package for NonGNU-ELPA: clojure-ts-mode

[Dmitry Gutov]

On 25/08/2023 08:42, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > From: Danny Freeman<danny@dfreeman.email>
> > Cc: Eli Zaretskii<eliz@gnu.org>,philipk@posteo.net,emacs-devel@gnu.org,
> >   manuel.uberti@inventati.org
> > Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2023 21:58:48 -0400
> >
> > The development model Emacs follows is much different than some
> > developers are accustom to in their day jobs (myself included), and is
> > not what other contributors to the clojure emacs packages prefer.
> IME, the development model of Emacs is an important reason why Emacs
> is still alive and kicking almost 40 years since it was first
> developed.  And important major modes in Emacs are alive and kicking
> with it.  So inclusion in Emacs and the pains of adjusting to a
> different development model are justified if one wants the major mode
> to remain alive for many years to come.  Something to think about, I
> guess.

Or the longevity stems from other reasons (e.g. good fundamental ideas, 
unique proposition, being part of the original GNU system, ...), and the 
development process is the reason the current user base is a fraction of 
even Vim's (not to mention popular commercial offerings).

Just an alternative POV to consider. In truth, could be a little of both.