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Discuss new features/enhancements or large changes for users in emacs-de


From: Drew Adams
Subject: Discuss new features/enhancements or large changes for users in emacs-devel [was: My resignation from Emacs development]
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2024 16:22:23 +0000

> > I think the crucial question was _where_ this discussion took place.
> > It was in the bug reporting list, not emacs-devel.
> >
> > I have complained before that the practice of discussing a feature
> > change on the bug list caused feature change ideas not to be
> > recognized as such.  People should help notify all of us
> > that we are discussing a feature change.
> 
> When such discussions happen on the bug list, we generally try to add
> to the discussion people who might be relevant or whose opinions we
> want to hear.  In other cases, someone insists to move the discussion
> to emacs-devel.
> 
> Of course, mistakes can and do happen.  But the understanding that
> some issues need broader discussions does exist, and there's no
> intentional avoidance of that for some covert reasons.
> 
> Please also keep in mind that a person interested in some subject
> could be off-line for some reason, not reading any of the Emacs lists,
> when the discussion happens.  So even making sure all such discussions
> happen on emacs-devel is not a guarantee that everyone who should be
> involved will be.  (I do agree that emacs-devel is a better place for
> discussing important changes, I'm just saying it is not a panacea.)

Good to hear.  IMO it does happen too often that
something that could benefit from discussion on -
or at least exposure to - emacs-devel stays on
the bug list.

I understand that it's not always obvious when or
if some part of a bug-list thread should be moved
to emacs-devel.  But I think everyone could make
a more concerted effort to do so.

Just one opinion.



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