Re: Clojure mode

[Richard Stallman]

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  > What I had in mind was something akin to autoload that, rather than
  > providing _any_ clojure mode (in this specific example), instead provides
  > the user with a buffer conveying that Clojure support in emacs is
  > available, but is not currently bundled directly, and offers the user a
  > short description of each of the two packages clojure-mode and
  > clojure-ts-mode, along with buttons to install and activate each package.

That would be more convenient for people editing Clojure programs.
But it has a downside: it would tend to fuzz the distinction between
GNU Emacs and NonGNU ELPA.

That distinction is important, and it is important for users
to know about it.

This is why loading anything whatsoever from NonGNU ELPA has to be an
explicit request from the user.  Nothing should ever enable it
implicitly.

Perhaps we can find a way to modify this suggestion to avoid that
downside.  The crucial thing is not to aim to make it smooth or
automatic, but on the contrary to impress on the user that this
is crossing a gulf.


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