Re: package-autosuggest

[Stefan Monnier]

> - Sophisticated: each hint should have a confidence/certainty indicator,
>   possibly a symbol among `certain`, `probable`, `possible`.

We don't bother with such distinction for all the other entries we
include by default on `auto-mode-alist`, so I'm not sure it's worth
the trouble.

AFAICT the code would only suggest the use of the external package when
it's "instead of falling back to `fundamental-mode`", so I think it's
good enough.  Even if it's not the right package, it might help the users
realize that they should look for an appropriate major mode :-)

> - Manually curated: Emacs should only push suggestions for packages that
>   the project whole-heartedly recommends.

While the quality of the package matters in a certain sense, in practice
the choice of what to include in Emacs or (Non)GNU ELPA comes down to
many other criteria, and there are packages there which I would
*not* recommend (and definitely not "whole-heartedly").

Instead, I think the criteria should be based on the likelihood that the
recommendation is helpful.


        Stefan